Compare towns
White River Junction vs Bolton vs Williston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
Bolton has the most homeowners (81.6%).
Williston has the most expensive homes ($476k 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 | White River Junction | Bolton | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,364 |
1,163Lowest |
10,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
36.3±1.7 16% below VT |
45.4±4.5Highest 5% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5 VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Williston and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.5%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.8 VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
$111,125±$17kHighest 37% above VT |
$106,967±$12k 32% above VT |
| Bolton and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
$311,600±$42k about the VT average |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,222±$216Lowest about the VT average |
$1,299±$273 5% above VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,651Highest 12% above VT |
$4,826Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,592 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
28%±30.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Williston and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 35% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
20 min 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Bolton and Williston 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 | — | — | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.