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Barnet vs Rockingham vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Rockingham has the highest household income ($71k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureBarnetRockinghamWindsor
People
Population
61Lowest
4,807Highest
3,554
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-8.5%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
46.4±2.6
8% above VT
44.8±6.5Lowest
4% above VT
Barnet and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
31.1%±29.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.2%±4.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2
VT: 17.9%
Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±44.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
29.8%±5
VT: 21.4%
29.7%±6.9Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Barnet and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
37.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
6.1%±2.9Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,917±$16k
29% below VT
$70,857±$16kHighest
13% below VT
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
Rockingham and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38kLowest
36% below VT
$210,900±$14kHighest
33% below VT
$207,500±$31k
34% below VT
Rockingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,062±$101Highest
14% below VT
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
Rockingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Lowest
41% below VT
$4,887
3% below VT
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
46.7%±13.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Rockingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
47.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
16.7%
VT: 10.1%
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
61.7%
VT: 73.2%
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1945Highest
31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
20 minLowest
16% below VT
23 minHighest
3% below VT
Work from home
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.9%±7.1
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #65 of 70 in VT #61 of 70 in VT
School district — Rockingham School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.