Bellows Falls, VT

The affordability dashboard for Bellows Falls, VT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 4,643 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C+ (63/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $70,299, median home value of $209,100, median rent of $1,036 per month, and 34.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,423 per month (studio $1,080, 1BR $1,161, 3BR $1,710, 4BR $1,884).

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Unemployment currently reads 10.4% and poverty 18.9% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.