What stands out worked out from the figures below

Duxbury has the most people working from home (18.6%).

Bellows Falls has the most affordable homes ($196k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Duxbury	Bellows Falls
People
Population	1,548Lowest	2,891Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8%	-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8%
Median age	37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT	41.3±6.7Highest 4% below VT
	Bellows Falls and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9%	22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9%
	Bellows Falls and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4%	23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	58.5%Highest VT: 43.8%	27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 7%	8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7%
	Bellows Falls and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$105,208±$25kHighest 30% above VT	$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$364,600±$27kHighest 15% above VT	$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT	$1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT
	Duxbury and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,564Highest 30% above VT	$4,448Lowest 12% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4%	43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4%
	Bellows Falls and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1%	25.1%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Highest VT: 73.2%	50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest about the VT average	20 minLowest 14% below VT
Work from home	18.6%±3.6Highest VT: 16.9%	6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	—
High school in town	Harwood Union Middle/High School	—
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6	—
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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.