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Windham vs Windsor vs Bellows Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
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 | Windham | Windsor | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
3,554 |
2,891Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor 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+ | 62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$56,086±$2k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
$195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,209 67% above U.S. |
$4,448Lowest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 120 in NH | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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U.S. 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.