Compare towns
Bolton vs White River Junction vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bolton has the most people working from home (22.9%).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
Duxbury has the most expensive homes ($365k median).
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 | Bolton | White River Junction | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,163Lowest |
3,364Highest |
1,548 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 36.3±1.7 16% below VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
37.5±4.4Highest 13% below VT |
| Duxbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5 VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Duxbury and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Duxbury and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.4% VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,125±$17kHighest 37% above VT |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
| Bolton and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,600±$42k about the VT average |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
$364,600±$27kHighest 15% above VT |
| Duxbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$273 5% above VT |
$1,222±$216Lowest about the VT average |
$1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
| Duxbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,826Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,651 12% above VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±30.8 VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| White River Junction and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 22.9%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Bolton and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.