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Holderness vs Windsor vs Bellows Falls
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).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Windsor | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
3,554Highest |
2,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls 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% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Windsor 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% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Holderness 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. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$56,086±$2k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
$195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,448 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Holderness School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.