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Bellows Falls vs Roxbury vs White River Junction

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 kids (22.6% under 18).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
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.

MeasureBellows FallsRoxburyWhite River Junction
People
Population
2,891
299Lowest
3,364Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-12.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+10.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.3±6.7
6% above U.S.
43.2±17.7Highest
11% above U.S.
33.7±3.2Lowest
13% below U.S.
Roxbury 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
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±11.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±5
U.S.: 22%
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%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±10.8
U.S.: 17.2%
12.5%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bellows Falls and Roxbury 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
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
38.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8.2%±4.3
U.S.: 6.4%
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury and Bellows Falls 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.
$69,226±$14k
14% below U.S.
$77,168±$4kHighest
4% below U.S.
White River Junction and Roxbury 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.
$323,100±$219kHighest
about the U.S. average
$278,800±$78k
16% below U.S.
Roxbury 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
27% below U.S.
—
$1,222±$216Highest
14% below U.S.
White River Junction 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
43% above U.S.
$5,787Highest
86% above U.S.
$5,651
81% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.9%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±17.3
U.S.: 51.1%
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
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
50.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
43.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1969Highest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1963
17 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
20 min
24% below U.S.
21 minHighest
21% below U.S.
15 minLowest
42% below U.S.
Work from home
6.9%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.7%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
White River Junction and Bellows Falls 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.