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Morrisville vs Roxbury vs Rockingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morrisville has the most renters (47.5% rent).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
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 | Morrisville | Roxbury | Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,664 |
299Lowest |
4,807Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -8.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±6 16% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7Lowest 11% above U.S. |
46.4±2.6Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Rockingham and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Rockingham and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.6%±5.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,240±$15kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$69,226±$14k 14% below U.S. |
$70,857±$16kHighest 12% below U.S. |
| Rockingham and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,300±$20k 17% below U.S. |
$323,100±$219kHighest about the U.S. average |
$210,900±$14kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Roxbury and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$116Highest 9% below U.S. |
— | $1,062±$101Lowest 25% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,542Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$5,787Highest 86% above U.S. |
$4,887 57% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.5%±15.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±13.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Morrisville and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 15% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rockingham and Morrisville 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 Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.