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Dover 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
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
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.
| Measure | Dover | Rockingham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466Lowest |
4,807Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
46.4±2.6 8% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Dover and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest 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+ | 29.5%±6.2Lowest 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+ | 48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
6.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Rockingham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$70,857±$16kHighest 13% below VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
| Rockingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$210,900±$14k 33% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,062±$101Highest 14% below VT |
$1,026±$89 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 | $4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,887 3% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
46.7%±13.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Rockingham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.7% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover 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 | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | 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.