Compare towns
Townshend vs White River Junction vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k 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 | Townshend | White River Junction | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,538 |
3,364Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Townshend and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Townshend and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,222±$216Highest about the VT average |
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| White River Junction and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,651 12% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — | — |
| High school in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.1 |
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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.