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Bellows Falls vs Windsor vs Hartford Village
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 renters (49.3% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Hartford Village has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Hartford Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
3,554Highest |
426Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
45.1±15.8Highest 5% above VT |
| Hartford Village 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% |
20.9%±12.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Hartford Village 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% |
8.7%±10.3Lowest 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% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0%±3.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$92,500±$74kHighest 14% above VT |
| Hartford Village and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$277,600±$249kHighest 12% below VT |
| Hartford Village and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,221±$270Highest about the VT average |
| Hartford Village 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$6,667Highest 32% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±45.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
60.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1962Highest 14 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
23 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windsor 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.