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Bellows Falls vs Sheldon vs North 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 most renters (49.3% rent).
Sheldon has the most expensive homes ($272k median).
North Westminster has the most people working from home (37.3%).
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 | Sheldon | North Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Highest |
2,267 |
125Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
59.5±9.3Highest 38% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±22.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44%±40.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| North Westminster 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% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0%±11.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$78,533±$25kHighest 3% below VT |
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| Sheldon and Bellows Falls 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 |
$272,400±$61kHighest 14% below VT |
$171,500±$128kLowest 46% below VT |
| Sheldon and Bellows Falls 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 |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
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| Sheldon 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 |
$3,578 29% below VT |
$2,938Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
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| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
37.3%±23.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| North Westminster and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.