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Colchester vs White River Junction
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colchester has the most homeowners (74.1%).
White River Junction has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Colchester | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 17,648Highest |
3,364Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.3±1.4Highest 9% below VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Colchester and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±2.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Colchester 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+ | 40.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.9%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $97,891±$9kHighest 21% above VT |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$25kHighest 25% above VT |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,474±$122Highest 19% above VT |
$1,222±$216Lowest about the VT average |
| Colchester and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,471Lowest 9% above VT |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±10.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Colchester and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minHighest 15% below VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 19%±3.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Colchester and White River Junction 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 | #18 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Colchester School District | — |
| High school in town | Colchester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.