Compare towns
Rockingham vs Barre vs Morristown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockingham has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Rockingham | Barre | Morristown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,807Lowest |
8,412Highest |
5,722 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±2.6 8% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Rockingham and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Rockingham and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Rockingham and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,857±$16kHighest 13% below VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$66,273±$5k 18% below VT |
| Rockingham and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,900±$14k 33% below VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$298,600±$48kHighest 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$101Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
| Morristown and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,887 3% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$4,838Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±13.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Rockingham and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.7% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.7% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 16% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
21 minHighest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Rockingham and Morristown 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 | #19 of 70 in VT | #35 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Rockingham School District | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | Peoples Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
12.4Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.