Compare towns
Bellows Falls vs Ira vs Rockingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Ira has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Rockingham has the most people working from home (17.9%).
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.
| Measure | Bellows Falls | Ira | Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
381Lowest |
4,807Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
46.4±2.6 8% above VT |
| Ira and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Rockingham and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
$70,857±$16k 13% below VT |
| Ira and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
$210,900±$14k 33% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,062±$101Highest 14% below VT |
| Rockingham and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448 12% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$4,887Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.7%±13.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Rockingham and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 14% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rockingham and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #65 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Rockingham School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.