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Newport vs Bow 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
Newport has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
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 | Newport | Bow | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,394 |
8,335Highest |
2,891Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.3Highest 19% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
41.3±6.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Newport and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newport 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+ | 25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,646±$12kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$56,086±$2k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,400±$11kLowest 46% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$195,600±$35k 41% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$49Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,036Lowest 29% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,448 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±15.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newport and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 min 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.8%±8.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Newport 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 | #63 of 70 in VT | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | North Country Union High School | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.