Compare towns
Windsor vs Northfield vs Eden 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).
Northfield has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Eden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Rockingham has the most people working from home (17.9%).
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 | Northfield | Eden | Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554 |
5,920Highest |
1,351Lowest |
4,807 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
37.7±1.9 13% below VT |
46.4±2.6Highest 8% above VT |
| Rockingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Eden 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% |
20%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
11.6%±3.2Lowest 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
4.1%±3.8 VT: 7% |
6.1%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$71,768±$13k 12% below VT |
$83,578±$8kHighest about the VT average |
$70,857±$16k 13% below VT |
| Eden and Northfield 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 |
$274,400±$21kHighest 13% below VT |
$215,900±$27k 32% below VT |
$210,900±$14k 33% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,018±$207Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,300±$441Highest 5% above VT |
$1,062±$101 14% below VT |
| Eden and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$3,313Lowest 34% below VT |
$4,887 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.3%±39 VT: 48.4% |
46.7%±13.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
12.5% VT: 10.1% |
6.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.5% VT: 73.2% |
77.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1956 20 yrs older than VT |
1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
38 minHighest 63% above VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rockingham and Northfield 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 | #42 of 70 in VT | — | #65 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Rockingham School District |
| High school in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.