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Holderness vs Bellows Falls vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Bellows Falls has the most affordable homes ($196k median).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | Holderness | Bellows Falls | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
2,891 |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 about the U.S. average |
41.3±6.7Highest 6% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Bellows Falls and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Bellows Falls and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7k 28% below U.S. |
| Holderness and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,038±$109Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,448Highest 43% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| St. Albans and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Holderness School District | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.