Compare towns
Rockingham vs North Westminster vs Windsor
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 expensive homes ($211k median).
North Westminster has the most people working from home (37.3%).
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 | Rockingham | North Westminster | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,807Highest |
125Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±2.6 8% above VT |
59.5±9.3Highest 38% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
0%±22.6Lowest 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+ | 29.8%±5 VT: 21.4% |
44%±40.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| North Westminster and Rockingham 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% |
52%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0%±11.3Lowest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,857±$16kHighest 13% below VT |
— | $52,484±$11kLowest 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 | $210,900±$14kHighest 33% below VT |
$171,500±$128kLowest 46% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rockingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$101Highest 14% below VT |
— | $1,026±$89Lowest 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 | $4,887 3% below VT |
$2,938Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±13.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Rockingham and Windsor 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.7% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 16% below VT |
— | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
37.3%±23.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| North Westminster 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 | 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 |
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.