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Starksboro vs Bellows Falls vs Monkton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Monkton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
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 | Starksboro | Bellows Falls | Monkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939Lowest |
2,891Highest |
1,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT |
| Monkton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Starksboro and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$15k about the VT average |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
| Monkton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,700±$42k 9% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$91Highest 6% above VT |
$1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,301±$120 5% above VT |
| Starksboro and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536 10% below VT |
$4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Monkton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.