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Belvidere vs Guildhall vs Orange

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).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Orange has the most people working from home (13.5%).

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.

MeasureBelvidereGuildhallOrange
People
Population
422
371Lowest
957Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-2.2%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.7±6.5Lowest
6% below VT
42.6±7.8
about the VT average
50.3±5.3Highest
17% above VT
Orange and Guildhall 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%±7.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
15.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Guildhall 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%
26.1%±5.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.4%±4
VT: 21.4%
Guildhall and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
33.9%
VT: 43.8%
22.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.3
VT: 7%
1.1%±3.1Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
Orange and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,563±$18k
about the VT average
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above VT
$71,302±$13kLowest
12% below VT
Guildhall and Belvidere 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
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
$222,000±$22kLowest
30% below VT
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,542±$1kHighest
25% above VT
$850±$717Lowest
31% below VT
$1,330±$153
8% above VT
Belvidere and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,908
22% below VT
$4,625Highest
8% below VT
$3,545Lowest
30% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±53.8
VT: 48.4%
75%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±87Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Guildhall and Belvidere 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%
11.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
87.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
60% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
28 min
19% above VT
Work from home
9.4%±7.6
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
13.5%±4.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
Orange and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Echo Valley Community Union School District #67
High school in town — — None in town
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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.