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Bellows Falls vs Mount Tabor vs White River Junction
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).
Mount Tabor has the most homeowners (92.3%).
White River Junction has the most people working from home (15.7%).
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 | Mount Tabor | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
304Lowest |
3,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and White River Junction 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
— | $77,168±$4kHighest 5% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$278,800±$78k 12% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,222±$216 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and White River Junction 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% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1963Highest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 14% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| White River Junction and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.