Compare towns

Belvidere vs Newfane vs Eden

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 most kids (22% under 18).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Eden has the most renters (22.6% rent).

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.

MeasureBelvidereNewfaneEden
People
Population
422Lowest
1,456Highest
1,351
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-4.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+1.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.7±6.5
6% below VT
54.4±3.9Highest
26% above VT
37.7±1.9Lowest
13% below VT
Kids under 18
22%±4Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.1%±3.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
20.4%±4.3
VT: 17.9%
Belvidere and Eden 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%
29.2%±3.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
11.6%±3.2
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%
VT: 43.8%
46.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
17.4%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±2.1
VT: 7%
4.1%±3.8Highest
VT: 7%
Eden and Newfane 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
$66,719±$21kLowest
18% below VT
$83,578±$8kHighest
about the VT average
Eden 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
$284,200±$49kHighest
10% below VT
$215,900±$27kLowest
32% below VT
Newfane 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
$1,266±$238Lowest
about the VT average
$1,300±$441
5% above VT
Belvidere and Eden 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
$5,174Highest
about the VT average
$3,313Lowest
34% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±53.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
51.9%±79.7
VT: 48.4%
34.3%±39Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Belvidere and Newfane 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%
10.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6.1%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%
VT: 73.2%
87.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
77.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989
13 yrs newer than VT
1971Lowest
5 yrs older than VT
1991Highest
15 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 min
60% above VT
27 minLowest
13% above VT
38 minHighest
63% above VT
Work from home
9.4%±7.6
VT: 16.9%
30.8%±12.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
5.6%±4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — West River Valley Union Education District #72A Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.