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Bellows Falls vs St. Albans vs Sunapee
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 affordable homes ($196k median).
St. Albans has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Sunapee has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | St. Albans | Sunapee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Lowest |
6,954Highest |
3,416 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
56.7±1.4Highest 46% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest 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% |
33.3%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sunapee 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% |
50.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Sunapee 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. |
$57,980±$7k 28% below U.S. |
$101,393±$20kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
$393,000±$51kHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
$1,713±$451Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Highest 43% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
$4,400Lowest 41% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.6%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| St. Albans and Sunapee 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 | #14 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Sunapee School District |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | Sunapee Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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