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Bellows Falls vs Windsor vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Windsor | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Highest |
2,060 |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
| Winhall 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 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| 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 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| 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 VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Winhall 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 VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$95,500±$23kHighest 18% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,094±$732Highest 11% below VT |
| Winhall and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
51.6% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall and Bellows Falls 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
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VT 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.