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Windsor vs Northfield vs Bellows Falls
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%).
Northfield has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Northfield | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
5,920Highest |
2,891Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
41.3±6.7 4% 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%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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% |
20%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7 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% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$71,768±$13kHighest 12% below VT |
$56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
| Northfield 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 |
$274,400±$21kHighest 13% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,018±$207Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,038±$109Highest 16% below VT |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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 |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield and Bellows Falls 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% |
12.5% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1956Highest 20 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Northfield 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #42 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | — |
| High school in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.