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Windsor vs Bellows Falls vs Orange
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 expensive homes ($338k median).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
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 | Windsor | Bellows Falls | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
2,891Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
41.3±6.7Highest 6% above U.S. |
41.3±9.1Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bellows Falls and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
$195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$302,600±$35k 9% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$4,448 43% above U.S. |
$5,132Highest 65% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.