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Randolph vs Rochester vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Randolph | Rochester | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,389 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
| Rochester and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
$929±$158 25% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Randolph and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Highest 7% below VT |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Rochester and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Westminster 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | — |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.