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Guildhall vs Surry vs Belvidere

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Surry has the most people working from home (16%).
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).

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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.

MeasureGuildhallSurryBelvidere
People
Population
371Lowest
1,052Highest
422
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+12%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.6±7.8
10% above U.S.
44.7±5.1Highest
15% above U.S.
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
Surry and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.8%±6.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22%±4
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.3%±7
U.S.: 17.2%
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Guildhall and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.6%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Surry and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$110,125±$25k
36% above U.S.
$81,563±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
Guildhall and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$331,400±$23kHighest
about the U.S. average
$239,200±$51kLowest
28% below U.S.
Surry and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,955±$374Highest
38% above U.S.
$1,542±$1k
9% above U.S.
Surry and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625
48% above U.S.
$6,384Highest
105% above U.S.
$3,908Lowest
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±74.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±53.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
86.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Surry and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.