Compare towns
White River Junction vs Duxbury vs Bellows Falls
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
Duxbury has the most homeowners (82.4%).
Bellows Falls has the most affordable homes ($196k 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 | Duxbury | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,364Highest |
1,548Lowest |
2,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7% VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
37.5±4.4 13% below VT |
41.3±6.7Highest 4% below VT |
| Bellows Falls and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.9% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,168±$4k 5% below VT |
$105,208±$25kHighest 30% above VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
| Duxbury 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 | $278,800±$78k 12% below VT |
$364,600±$27kHighest 15% above VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
| Duxbury and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,222±$216 about the VT average |
$1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
$1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
| Duxbury and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,651 12% above VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
$4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls 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% VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 13 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 35% below VT |
23 minHighest about the VT average |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Duxbury and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| High school in town | — | Harwood Union Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.