Compare towns
Windsor vs Newfane vs Calais vs Rockingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Rockingham has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Windsor | Newfane | Calais | Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554 |
1,456Lowest |
1,713 |
4,807Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±2.6 8% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±5Highest 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+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
6.1%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$70,857±$16k 13% below VT |
| Calais and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$210,900±$14k 33% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,062±$101 14% below VT |
| Calais and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,887Lowest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
46.7%±13.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
16.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Calais 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — | #65 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Rockingham School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.