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Bellows Falls vs Warwick 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).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).

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 FallsWarwickWindsor
People
Population
2,891
776Lowest
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-12.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.3±6.7Lowest
6% above U.S.
51.4±7.3Highest
32% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
Warwick and Windsor 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%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
Bellows Falls and Windsor 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%
23.2%±3.3Lowest
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%
40.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8.2%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Bellows Falls and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$56,086±$2k
31% below U.S.
$93,333±$22kHighest
16% above U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$195,600±$35kLowest
41% below U.S.
$349,400±$34kHighest
5% above U.S.
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,038±$109
27% below U.S.
$1,367±$163Highest
3% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,448
43% above U.S.
$4,380Lowest
40% above U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.9%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±57.3
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bellows Falls and Warwick 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%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
50.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 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 minLowest
24% below U.S.
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
6.9%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #61 of 70 in VT
School district — Warwick —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.