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Bellows Falls vs Webster vs Newport
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 renters (49.3% rent).
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Newport has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Webster | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
2,227Lowest |
4,394Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
46.4±4.3Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Newport and Webster 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% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.8%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newport 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Webster 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. |
$107,171±$14kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$54,646±$12kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35k 41% below U.S. |
$338,500±$30kHighest about the U.S. average |
$179,400±$11kLowest 46% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
$1,396±$622Highest about the U.S. average |
$850±$49Lowest 40% below U.S. |
| Webster and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448 43% above U.S. |
$6,021Highest 93% above U.S. |
$4,036Lowest 29% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.2%±15.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Newport 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% |
9.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
23% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 24% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.8%±8.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Webster and Newport 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 | — | — | #63 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Merrimack Valley School District | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | North Country Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.