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North Westminster vs Brookline 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
North Westminster has the most people working from home (37.3%).
Brookline has the most expensive homes ($291k median).
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 | North Westminster | Brookline | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 125Lowest |
531 |
2,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 59.5±9.3Highest 38% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±22.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44%±40.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
| North Westminster 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+ | 52%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,500±$128kLowest 46% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,938Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,448 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 37.3%±23.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| North Westminster and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.