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Bethel vs Windsor vs Rockingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethel has the most homeowners (83.6%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Bethel | Windsor | Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,736Lowest |
3,554 |
4,807Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±3.7Highest 18% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
46.4±2.6 8% above VT |
| Bethel and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Rockingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,822±$7kHighest 7% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$70,857±$16k 13% below VT |
| Bethel and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,000±$41kHighest 25% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$210,900±$14k 33% below VT |
| Bethel and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,335±$220Highest 8% above VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,062±$101 14% below VT |
| Bethel and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,168 about the VT average |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,887Lowest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.7%±13.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Bethel and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
61.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 10 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rockingham and Windsor 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #65 of 70 in VT |
| School district | White River Unified School District #79 | — | Rockingham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.