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Bellows Falls vs Ryegate vs St. Albans
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).
Ryegate has the most homeowners (84.7%).
St. Albans has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Ryegate | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
1,059Lowest |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Highest 4% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
| Bellows Falls and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate 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 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Ryegate 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% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and St. Albans 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 |
$66,484±$15kHighest 18% below VT |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
| Ryegate and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
$263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
| St. Albans and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
| St. Albans and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Highest 12% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
$4,436 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and St. Albans 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% |
14.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1949Highest 27 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| St. Albans and Ryegate 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 | — | — | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | — | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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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.