Compare towns
Newport vs Royalton vs Bellows Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Royalton has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Newport | Royalton | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,394Highest |
2,752Lowest |
2,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.3Highest 8% above VT |
43.9±10.1 about the VT average |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
| Newport and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
| 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 VT: 43.8% |
42.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Royalton 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 33% below VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
$263,200±$73kHighest 17% below VT |
$195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
| Royalton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$49Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,040±$391Highest 16% below VT |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
| Royalton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,036Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,675Highest 7% below VT |
$4,448 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±15.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
| 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% VT: 10.1% |
13%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.6% VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 10 yrs older than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
20 minHighest 13% below VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±8.3 VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Royalton 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 | #48 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District | White River Unified School District #79 | — |
| High school in town | North Country Union High School | White River Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.