Compare towns
Bellows Falls vs Proctor vs Windsor vs Westminster
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Proctor has the highest household income ($74k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Proctor | Windsor | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,891 |
1,794Lowest |
2,060 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster and Windsor 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% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Proctor 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% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
$74,167±$12kHighest 9% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
| Proctor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Highest 16% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Bellows Falls and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448 12% below VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
51.6% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
— | 10.6Highest |
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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.