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Montpelier 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
Montpelier has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Montpelier | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,014Highest |
3,364Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.4Highest about the VT average |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Montpelier and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,030±$6kHighest about the VT average |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
| Montpelier and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,100±$21kHighest 18% above VT |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
| Montpelier and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,302±$113Highest 6% above VT |
$1,222±$216Lowest about the VT average |
| Montpelier and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 38% above VT |
$5,651Lowest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±9.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| White River Junction and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1963Highest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minHighest 23% below VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | — |
| High school in town | Montpelier High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.