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Belvidere vs Bellows Falls vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Belvidere | Bellows Falls | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
2,891Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest 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 | $81,563±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
| Belvidere and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,200±$51k 24% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
| Brookline and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1k 25% above VT |
$1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,448 12% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.