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Bellows Falls, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Bellows Falls is a Census village of 2,891 people across 1.36 square miles of land, in Windham County. Median household income is $56,086, 50.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bellows Falls
What Bellows Falls is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.36 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,128
- County holding the largest share of its areaWindham County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bellows Falls
How many people live in Bellows Falls
- Population2,891
- Median age41.3
- Population under 18654 plus or minus 191
- Share under 1822.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over684 plus or minus 175
- Share 65 and over23.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households1,290
- Family households555
- Share of households that are families43.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bellows Falls
Income and work in Bellows Falls
- Median household income$56,086
- Per capita income$29,668
- Civilian labor force1,539
- Employed1,359
- Unemployed180 plus or minus 152
- Unemployment rate11.7 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over2,009
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bellows Falls
- Housing units1,547
- Occupied units1,290
- Vacant units257 plus or minus 132
- Vacancy rate16.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied654
- Renter occupied636 plus or minus 140
- Ownership rate50.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$195,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,038
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.2 percent
- Single family units756 plus or minus 154
- Share single family48.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more777 plus or minus 200
- Share in buildings of two or more50.2 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bellows Falls gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,231 plus or minus 262
- Commuting under 15 minutes412 plus or minus 137
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.5 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more321 plus or minus 109
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.1 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Worked from home6.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bellows Falls
SBA loans in Bellows Falls (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$10,492,500
- Average approval$874,375
- Median approval$195,000
- Largest approval$4,085,000
- Jobs supported95
- Jobs per approval7.9
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bellows Falls, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bellows Falls
Flood risk in Bellows Falls
- NFIP communityVillage of Bellows Falls
- NFIP community number500125
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The Village of Bellows Falls participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 500125 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Windham County, not Bellows Falls
Windham County context, not Bellows Falls figures
- Establishments in Windham County1,657
- Covered employment, Windham County20,831
- Average annual pay, Windham County$56,758
- Housing units permitted, Windham County178
Every figure in this section is published for Windham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bellows Falls.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bellows Falls questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bellows Falls, Vermont?
2,891, in 1,290 households. Bellows Falls village covers 1.36 square miles of land, which is 2,128 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bellows Falls in?
Windham County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bellows Falls?
$56,086. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $195,600. Median gross rent is $1,038 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bellows Falls businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $10.5 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $195,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bellows Falls, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bellows Falls borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bellows Falls. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bellows Falls in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bellows Falls appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bellows Falls, village of, community 500125, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bellows Falls figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Windham County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bellows Falls.
Is zoning published for Bellows Falls?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.