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Rockingham vs Windham vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockingham has the most renters (38.3% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Windham | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,807 |
19,188Highest |
2,999Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.4±2.6 19% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 12% below U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,900±$14kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$273,800±$35k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$101 25% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332Highest 13% below U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
| Windham and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,887Highest 57% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,063 30% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±13.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Rockingham School District | RSU 14 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.