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Windsor vs Bellows Falls vs Roxbury
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 people working from home (15%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Roxbury has the oldest population (median age 43.2).
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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
2,891Highest |
299 |
| 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±6.7 6% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Roxbury and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest 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% |
17.4%±10.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bellows Falls and Roxbury 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% |
30.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$69,226±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Roxbury 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. |
$323,100±$219k about the U.S. average |
| Windsor and Roxbury 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. |
$5,787Highest 86% 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% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls 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.