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Bellows Falls vs Middlebury vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bellows Falls | Middlebury | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Lowest |
9,175Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Middlebury and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 14% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.