Bellows Falls vs Saxtons River

A side-by-side comparison of Bellows Falls and Saxtons River: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellows Falls and Saxtons River are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bellows Falls has the higher population (2,851 vs 519 in Saxtons River). Saxtons River has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $54,836 in Bellows Falls). Saxtons River has the higher median home value ($187,100 vs $176,000 in Bellows Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Bellows Falls	Saxtons River
Population	2,851	519
Median age	41.8 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,836	$91,250
Median home value	$176,000	$187,100
Median gross rent	$1,071	$1,144
Housing units	1,571	270
Homeownership rate	51.3%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	64.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellows Falls	Saxtons River
Population	3,007 → 2,851 (-5.2%)	442 → 519 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$33,286 → $54,836 (+64.7%)	$35,795 → $91,250 (+154.9%)
Median home value	$131,200 → $176,000 (+34.1%)	$219,400 → $187,100 (-14.7%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $1,071 (+37.7%)	$789 → $1,144 (+45.0%)

Bellows Falls

Population

3,0072,851

Median household income

$33,286$54,836

Median home value

$131,200$176,000

Median gross rent

$778$1,071

Saxtons River

Population

442519

Median household income

$35,795$91,250

Median home value

$219,400$187,100

Median gross rent

$789$1,144

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellows Falls	Saxtons River
Under 5	6.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	7.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	5.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.1%	21.8%
55 to 64	17.9%	7.9%
65 to 74	13.4%	26.2%
75 and over	7.4%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellows Falls	Saxtons River
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellows Falls	Saxtons River
No high school diploma	2.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.4%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	50.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellows Falls	Saxtons River
Drove alone	76.5%	25.3%
Carpooled	12.2%	4.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	66.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellows Falls	Saxtons River
1-unit, detached	50.6%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38.6%	23.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Bellows Falls	Saxtons River
Poverty rate	19.1%	8.7%
Average household size	2.14	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938