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White River Junction vs Swanton vs Wilder
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).
Swanton has the most kids (24.3% under 18).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
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 | Swanton | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,364Highest |
2,670Lowest |
3,087 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% VT: +2.8% |
-2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
37.8±4.7 12% below VT |
45.5±8.9Highest 6% above VT |
| Wilder and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5 VT: 17.9% |
24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton 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%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.9% VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.7 VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,168±$4kHighest 5% below VT |
$66,607±$27kLowest 18% below VT |
$75,143±$9k 7% below VT |
| White River Junction and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,800±$78kHighest 12% below VT |
$229,000±$15kLowest 28% below VT |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
| White River Junction and Wilder 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 |
$1,238±$103Highest about the VT average |
$1,142±$451Lowest 7% below VT |
| Swanton and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,651Highest 12% above VT |
$4,370Lowest 13% below VT |
$5,505 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±17.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.1%±21.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| White River Junction and Wilder 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% |
20.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
64.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
62.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 13 yrs older than VT |
1952Lowest 24 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 35% below VT |
21 minHighest 9% below VT |
17 min 29% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.4%±4.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| White River Junction and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.