Compare towns
Bellows Falls vs Westminster vs Windham
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).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Westminster | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Lowest |
2,999 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Westminster 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. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35k 18% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448 43% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Westminster 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% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Windham 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.