Compare towns
Rockingham vs Royalton vs St. Albans
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 affordable homes ($211k median).
Royalton has the highest household income ($104k).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% 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 | Royalton | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,807 |
2,752Lowest |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±2.6Highest 8% above VT |
43.9±10.1 about the VT average |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
| Rockingham and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Albans and Rockingham 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% |
22.1%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rockingham and Royalton 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% |
42.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.9 VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,857±$16k 13% below VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT |
| Royalton and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,900±$14kLowest 33% below VT |
$263,200±$73k 17% below VT |
$263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
| St. Albans and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$101 14% below VT |
$1,040±$391Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
| St. Albans and Rockingham 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 |
$4,675 7% below VT |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±13.7 VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Rockingham 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% |
13%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.7% VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1965Highest 11 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 16% below VT |
20 min 13% below VT |
23 minHighest 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Rockingham and Royalton 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 | #48 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Rockingham School District | White River Unified School District #79 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | White River Valley High School | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.