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Bellows Falls vs St. Albans vs Hanover 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 kids (22.6% under 18).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | St. Albans | Hanover | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,891Lowest |
6,954 |
8,479Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
38.7±2 about the U.S. average |
21.8±0.3Lowest 44% below U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Windsor 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% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Bellows Falls and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
49.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2k 31% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7k 28% below U.S. |
$153,281±$26kHighest 90% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
$842,600±$97kHighest 153% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
$2,254±$249Highest 60% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448 43% above U.S. |
$4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,209 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
72%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 24% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 70 in VT | #1 of 120 in NH | #61 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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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.