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Windsor vs Webster vs Sutton 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 renters (42.2% rent).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Webster | Sutton | Rockingham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554 |
2,227Lowest |
2,239 |
4,807Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6Lowest 15% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
46.4±2.6 19% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Rockingham 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% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Sutton 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% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rockingham and Sutton 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 U.S. |
$107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$70,857±$16k 12% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Webster 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. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$210,900±$14k 37% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Webster 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. |
$1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,062±$101 25% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 67% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,887Lowest 57% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±13.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
61.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rockingham and Webster 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 | — | Merrimack Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Rockingham School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.