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Windsor vs Lamoine 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

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Lamoine has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Bellows Falls has the shortest commute (20 min average).

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MeasureWindsorLamoineBellows Falls
People
Population
2,060
1,782Lowest
2,891Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-12.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
49.6±7.3Highest
28% above U.S.
41.3±6.7Lowest
6% above U.S.
Lamoine and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8
U.S.: 22%
15%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.6%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Bellows Falls and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
23.7%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
27.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
8.2%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Bellows Falls and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$88,542±$15kHighest
10% above U.S.
$56,086±$2k
31% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$324,800±$43kHighest
about the U.S. average
$195,600±$35k
41% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,174±$158Highest
17% below U.S.
$1,038±$109
27% below U.S.
Lamoine and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878Highest
56% above U.S.
$2,303Lowest
26% below U.S.
$4,448
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
23.3%±16.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.9%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bellows Falls and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
25.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
78.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
50.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minHighest
16% below U.S.
22 min
17% below U.S.
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.9%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT — —
School district — Lamoine Public Schools —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.