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Windsor vs Bellows Falls vs Swanton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Swanton has the highest household income ($67k).
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 | Swanton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,891 |
2,670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
37.8±4.7Lowest 12% below VT |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| 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+ | 39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.5% VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
$66,607±$27kHighest 18% below VT |
| Swanton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$229,000±$15kHighest 28% below VT |
| Swanton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,238±$103Highest about the VT average |
| Swanton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,448 12% below VT |
$4,370Lowest 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.1%±21.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
20.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
64.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1952Highest 24 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
21 min 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
7.4%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Windsor and Swanton 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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VT 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.