Compare towns
Newport vs Whitingham 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 most people working from home (16.8%).
Whitingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1%).
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 | Whitingham | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,394Highest |
1,368Lowest |
2,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% VT: +2.8% |
-1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.3Highest 8% above VT |
46.4±7.1Highest 8% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Newport 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% |
32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Newport 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 |
$70,625±$11kHighest 13% below VT |
$56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
$262,300±$30kHighest 17% below VT |
$195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$49 31% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,038±$109Highest 16% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,036Lowest 20% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$4,448 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.6% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 10 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newport and Whitingham 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 | — | — |
| School district | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | North Country Union High School | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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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.