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Rockingham vs Proctor 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).
Proctor has the highest household income ($75k).
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 | Proctor | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,807Highest |
1,586Lowest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -5.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±2.6Lowest 8% above VT |
47.3±8.9 10% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster and Proctor 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% |
17.2%±5Lowest 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% |
23.5%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Rockingham and Westminster 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% |
28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$75,060±$12kHighest 8% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
| Proctor and Westminster 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 |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$101Highest 14% below VT |
$1,059±$200 14% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Rockingham and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,887Highest 3% below VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±13.7 VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Rockingham 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% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 16% below VT |
22 min 5% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | — | #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 History | 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.