How many renters in Bellows Falls, VT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Bellows Falls, VT, 2020–2024
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43.8% (±15.6 points) of renting households in Bellows Falls, VT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.8% (±15.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.9% (±15.2 points)
Median share of income: 28.0% (±6.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bellows Falls

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bellows Falls	Windham County	Vermont	United States
Less than 15%	15.3% (±10.8 points)	15.2%	13.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.8% (±9.8 points)	10.9%	12.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.8% (±14.3 points)	12.4%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.2% (±11.4 points)	15.2%	13.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.9% (±3.6 points)	9.2%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	41.9% (±15.2 points)	37.2%	38.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Bellows Falls against Windham County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bellows Falls	Windham County	Vermont	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.8% (±15.6 points)	46.4% (±5.6 points)	48.4% (±1.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.9% (±15.2 points)	37.2% (±4.9 points)	38.3% (±1.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.0% (±6.6 points)	28.8% (±1.6 points)	29.4% (±0.6 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$55,164 (±$22,462)	$43,328 (±$6,887)	$49,234 (±$1,333)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,038 (±$109)	$1,056 (±$40)	$1,234 (±$18)	$1,413

In Bellows Falls, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Windham County (46.4%).

It is not measurably different from Vermont (48.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Windham County, Bellows Falls ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 17 of 28.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Bellows Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bellows Falls
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bellows Falls	—	43.8% (±15.6 points)	—
Saxtons River	2.6 mi	73.7% (±49.0 points)	Not measurably different
Westminster (Windham County, village)	3.9 mi	6.0% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Walpole	4.6 mi	51.6% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Westminster (Windham County, town)	4.8 mi	49.2% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different
Langdon	6.2 mi	50.0% (±77.1 points)	Not measurably different
Athens	6.6 mi	43.5% (±47.7 points)	Not measurably different
Alstead	8.1 mi	72.0% (±36.9 points)	Not measurably different
Grafton	8.6 mi	53.8% (±66.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westminster (Windham County, village), VT (6.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Windham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Saxtons River	73.7% (±49.0 points)
2	Bellows Falls	43.8% (±15.6 points)
3	Newfane (Windham County, village)	28.6% (±84.1 points)
4	Westminster (Windham County, village)	6.0% (±13.6 points)

Bellows Falls lies inside Rockingham, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bellows Falls

Are renters in Bellows Falls rent-burdened?

43.8% of renting households in Bellows Falls pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Bellows Falls spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bellows Falls, VT spends 28.0% (±6.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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