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Bellows Falls vs Orange vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($338k median).
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 | Orange | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Highest |
320 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.3±6.7Highest 6% above U.S. |
41.3±9.1Highest 6% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bellows Falls and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Orange 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 U.S. |
$118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$302,600±$35k 9% below U.S. |
$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448 43% above U.S. |
$5,132Highest 65% above U.S. |
$3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.