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Vernon vs Durham vs Rockville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the highest household income ($152k).
Rockville has the most renters (77.3% 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 | Vernon | Durham | Rockville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577Highest |
3,347Lowest |
7,072 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +28.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
+6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
47.9±5.4Highest 17% above CT |
35.2±3.1Lowest 14% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2 CT: 20.2% |
15%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.2%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Rockville and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
19.1%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Durham and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% CT: 42.5% |
42.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.5%±2.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Rockville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6k 11% below CT |
$152,396±$32kHighest 59% above CT |
$51,232±$6kLowest 47% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
$401,700±$32kHighest 9% above CT |
$218,700±$21kLowest 40% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77 4% below CT |
$1,625±$1kHighest 9% above CT |
$1,136±$106Lowest 24% below CT |
| Durham and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804 13% below CT |
$7,107Highest 7% above CT |
$4,708Lowest 29% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7 CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±35Highest CT: 52.6% |
39%±10.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Durham and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4% CT: 10% |
6.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
30.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2% CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1950Lowest 17 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 10% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
20%±6.7Highest CT: 16% |
7.2%±4.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Durham and Vernon 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 | #107 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Vernon School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT 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.