Compare towns
Greensboro vs Bellows Falls vs Glover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Greensboro | Bellows Falls | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 633Lowest |
2,891Highest |
1,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
| Greensboro and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,750±$18kHighest 13% above VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
| Greensboro and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,400±$59kHighest 24% above VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$58Highest 10% below VT |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
| Greensboro and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,786Highest 15% above VT |
$4,448 12% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.5%±49.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 36% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 14%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 | — | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.