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Bradford 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
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Rockingham has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Bradford | Rockingham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,827Lowest |
4,807Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% VT: +2.8% |
-8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±2.6Highest 8% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Rockingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Bradford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 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+ | 36.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$70,857±$16k 13% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,600±$30kHighest 18% below VT |
$210,900±$14k 33% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$808Highest about the VT average |
$1,062±$101 14% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Bradford and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,472Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,887 3% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±23.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.7%±13.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 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 | 2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.7% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 4% above VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 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 | #45 of 70 in VT | #65 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | Rockingham School District | — |
| High school in town | Oxbow Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.