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Windsor vs Ware 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
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Rockingham has the highest household income ($71k).
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 | Ware | Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Lowest |
6,369Highest |
4,807 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.4±2.6Highest 19% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Ware 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
15.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rockingham and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11k 35% below U.S. |
$45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$70,857±$16kHighest 12% below U.S. |
| Rockingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$253,400±$31kHighest 24% below U.S. |
$210,900±$14k 37% below U.S. |
| Ware and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,039±$104 26% below U.S. |
$1,062±$101Highest 25% below U.S. |
| Rockingham and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$4,887 57% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±13.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Highest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rockingham and Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #65 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Rockingham School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.