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Rockingham vs Mendon vs Westminster
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 renters (38.3% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Mendon | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,807Highest |
1,113Lowest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±2.6Lowest 8% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster and Mendon 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Rockingham and Westminster 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% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rockingham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Rockingham and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,857±$16kLowest 13% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,900±$14kLowest 33% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$101 14% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Mendon and Rockingham 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 |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±13.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 16% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Mendon 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Rockingham School District | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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| 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.