Compare towns
Rockingham vs Windsor vs Westminster vs Springfield
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
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 | Windsor | Westminster | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,807 |
3,554 |
2,999Lowest |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±2.6 8% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 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%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rockingham and Windsor 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% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 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±$16k 13% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
| Westminster 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±$14k 33% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$101Highest 14% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$963±$100 22% 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±13.7 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.7% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 16% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Rockingham School District | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.