Compare towns
Rockingham vs Westminster vs Castleton
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).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Castleton has the youngest population (median age 38.3).
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 | Westminster | Castleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,807Highest |
2,999Lowest |
4,453 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±2.6 8% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
38.3±4.3Lowest 11% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Rockingham and Castleton 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% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±4.6Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.9 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,857±$16kLowest 13% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$73,854±$23kHighest 9% below VT |
| Castleton 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±$14kLowest 33% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$224,800±$71k 29% below VT |
| Westminster and Castleton 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 |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,137±$195Highest 8% below VT |
| Castleton 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 |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±13.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
67.7%±21.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Castleton 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% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 16% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
19 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest 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 | #39 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Rockingham School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.