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Windsor vs Milton 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 homeowners (96.5%).
Milton has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Windsor | Milton | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
4,538Highest |
2,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
45.7±2.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
| Milton 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% |
18.4%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4 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% |
16.1%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bellows Falls and Milton 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% |
21.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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. |
$94,493±$27k 17% above U.S. |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Milton 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 |
$318,400±$34k 4% below U.S. |
$195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,587±$318Highest 12% above U.S. |
$1,038±$109Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$5,663Highest 82% above U.S. |
$4,448 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.7%±24.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Milton 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% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.9%±6.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Milton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #116 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Milton School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Nute High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.