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Bellows Falls is a small town of 2,891 people in Windham County, Vermont. It's about 52 miles from Manchester, NH and 91 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,891people
$196kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
62"Snow
203Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,891
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,127 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Boston, MA
- 52 mi to Manchester, NH
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,233/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (793 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to LEB airport
- 73 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windham County: D+43 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk