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Bellows Falls vs Windsor vs Brookline
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 most kids (22.6% under 18).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
3,554Highest |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline 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% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Brookline 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest 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% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Brookline 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline 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 VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| 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.