Compare towns
Bellows Falls vs Newfane 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).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Rockingham has the highest household income ($71k).
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 | Newfane | Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
1,456Lowest |
4,807Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
46.4±2.6 8% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest 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% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Rockingham and Newfane 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% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
$70,857±$16kHighest 13% below VT |
| Rockingham and Newfane 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 |
$284,200±$49kHighest 10% below VT |
$210,900±$14k 33% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$1,062±$101 14% below VT |
| Newfane and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,174Highest about the VT average |
$4,887 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.7%±13.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane and Rockingham 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% |
10.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 14% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Rockingham 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 | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Rockingham School District |
| High school in town | — | None 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.