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White River Junction vs Wilder vs North Westminster
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 kids (17.1% under 18).
North Westminster has the most people working from home (37.3%).
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 | Wilder | North Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,364Highest |
3,087 |
125Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
59.5±9.3Highest 38% above VT |
| North Westminster and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
0%±22.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| White River Junction and Wilder 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% |
27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
44%±40.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| North Westminster and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
52% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.1 VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
0%±11.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,168±$4kHighest 5% below VT |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
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| 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 |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
$171,500±$128kLowest 46% 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±$216Highest about the VT average |
$1,142±$451Lowest 7% below VT |
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| White River Junction and Wilder 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 |
$5,505 9% above VT |
$2,938Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±17.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
62.9% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 35% below VT |
17 minHighest 29% below VT |
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| Work from home | 15.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
37.3%±23.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| North Westminster and White River Junction 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.