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Woodstock vs White River Junction
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodstock has the most people working from home (32.8%).
White River Junction has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Woodstock | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,027Lowest |
3,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56±3.6Highest 30% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| White River Junction and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.7%±5.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| White River Junction and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $120,938±$29kHighest 49% above VT |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $582,000±$84kHighest 84% above VT |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,430±$346Highest 16% above VT |
$1,222±$216Lowest about the VT average |
| Woodstock and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,449Highest 88% above VT |
$5,651Lowest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±17.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Woodstock and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1963Highest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 7% below VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 32.8%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Woodstock and White River Junction 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 | #10 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | Woodstock Union Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.