What is the median rent in Rockingham, VT?

The median gross rent in Rockingham, VT is $1,062 (±$101) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 736 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Rockingham, the median gross rent went from $798 in 2015–2019 to $1,062 in 2020–2024 (+33.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,062 (±$101)
Rented homes
736 (±144)
$2,000 or more
3.1%
Since 2015–2019
+33.1%

How much rent costs in Rockingham

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentRockinghamWindham CountyVermontUnited States
Less than $50011.3% (±7.7 points)12.3%9.0%6.3%
$500 to $99930.8% (±12.1 points)31.5%23.2%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49942.0% (±13.6 points)38.7%32.2%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99912.8% (±10.4 points)8.9%22.0%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4993.1% (±5.0 points)3.9%8.2%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±3.3 points)1.9%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±3.3 points)2.7%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 42.0% of renting households.

3.1% of rented homes in Rockingham cost $2,000 or more a month.

Rockingham against Windham County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
RockinghamWindham CountyVermontUnited States
Median gross rent$1,062 (±$101)$1,056 (±$40)$1,234 (±$18)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent736 (±144)4,643 (±423)69,515 (±1,358)42,849,984

In Rockingham, median gross rent is not measurably different from Windham County ($1,056).

It is also lower than in Vermont ($1,234).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Windham County, Rockingham ranks 13 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 143 of 215.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Rockingham has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$798 (±$94)$1,062 (±$101)+33.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent44.6% (±5.5 points)38.3% (±6.6 points)−6.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate4.9% (±4.9 points)4.1% (±6.0 points)−0.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Rockingham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rockingham
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Rockingham—$1,062 (±$101)—
Athens5.4 mi$1,125 (±$537)Not measurably different
Grafton5.6 mi$1,288 (±$174)Higher
Westminster (Windham County, town)6.6 mi$916 (±$126)Not measurably different
Westminster (Windham County, village)6.9 mi$749 (±$315)Not measurably different
Langdon7.5 mi$1,417 (±$285)Higher
Walpole8.1 mi$1,165 (±$150)Not measurably different
Charlestown8.1 mi$1,099 (±$85)Not measurably different
Chester (community)8.2 mi$959 (±$52)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grafton, VT ($1,288), Langdon, NH ($1,417).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Windham County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
7Newfane (Windham County, town)$1,266 (±$238)
8Stratton$1,208 (±$979)
9Athens$1,125 (±$537)
10Wilmington$1,106 (±$95)
11 (tie)Brattleboro$1,074 (±$58)
11 (tie)Townshend$1,074 (±$80)
13Rockingham$1,062 (±$101)
14Vernon$1,023 (±$214)
15Londonderry$1,014 (±$731)
16Westminster (Windham County, town)$916 (±$126)
17Halifax$875 (±$154)
18Jamaica$870 (±$464)
19Whitingham$673 (±$150)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Windham County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Rockingham include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bellows Falls, Saxtons River.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Rockingham

What is the average rent in Rockingham, VT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rockingham is $1,062 (±$101) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Rockingham?

In Rockingham, the median gross rent went from $798 in 2015–2019 to $1,062 in 2020–2024 (+33.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Rockingham cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.1% of rented homes in Rockingham have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Rockingham higher than in Windham County?

In Rockingham, median gross rent is not measurably different from Windham County ($1,056).

It is also lower than in Vermont ($1,234).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Rockingham town, Windham County, Vermont (county subdivision:60250, in state:50 county:025).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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