Compare towns
Westminster vs Bow vs Rockingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Rockingham has the most renters (38.3% 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 | Westminster | Bow | Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Lowest |
8,335Highest |
4,807 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
46.4±2.6 19% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±5Highest 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+ | 46.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rockingham and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$70,857±$16kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35k 18% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$210,900±$14kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,062±$101 25% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,887 57% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±13.7 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 | 8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
61.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 10% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Bow 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | #26 of 120 in NH | #65 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Bow School District | Rockingham School District |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.