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North Westminster vs Underhill 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%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k 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 | Underhill | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 125Lowest |
3,141Highest |
2,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 59.5±9.3Highest 38% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±22.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Bellows Falls 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% |
17.6%±6Lowest 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% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
| Underhill and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,500±$128kLowest 46% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,938Lowest 42% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,448 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 37.3%±23.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| North Westminster and Underhill 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 | — | #2 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.