Cost of living in White River Junction, Vermont

White River Junction, Vermont has about 3,364 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $278,800.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Windsor County is $1,558 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in White River Junction. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Vermont's prices sit at 98.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Vermont taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not White River Junction's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Vermont home paid 23.75¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not White River Junction's bill.

EIA does not publish a Vermont gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the New England (PADD 1A) all-grades price was $4.433 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,127.84 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Vermont shares this price.

Among 45 places we list in Vermont with a rent figure, 14 have higher typical rent than White River Junction.