South Royalton vs West Woodstock

A side-by-side comparison of South Royalton and West Woodstock: population, income, housing, and more.

South Royalton and West Woodstock are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Woodstock has the higher population (507 vs 435 in South Royalton). West Woodstock has the higher median home value ($350,000 vs $139,200 in South Royalton). Since 2019, West Woodstock's population has grown faster (+209.1% vs -34.9%).

Population, income & housing

	South Royalton	West Woodstock
Population	435	507
Median age	32.4 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median home value	$139,200	$350,000
Median gross rent	$872	—
Housing units	380	266
Homeownership rate	25.6%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Royalton	West Woodstock
Population	668 → 435 (-34.9%)	164 → 507 (+209.1%)
Median household income	$46,133 → $44,423 (-3.7%)	$79,167 → $53,125 (-32.9%)
Median home value	$138,400 → $139,200 (+0.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,084 → $872 (-19.6%)	$1,673 → $2,056 (+22.9%)

South Royalton

Population

668435

Median household income

$46,133$44,423

Median home value

$138,400$139,200

Median gross rent

$1,084$872

West Woodstock

Population

164507

Median household income

$79,167$53,125

Median gross rent

$1,673$2,056

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Royalton	West Woodstock
Under 5	2.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	11.3%	0.8%
25 to 34	31.5%	7.7%
35 to 44	5.3%	20.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	8.9%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.3%	1.2%
75 and over	5.1%	24.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Royalton	West Woodstock
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	82.4%
Black or African American	6.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Royalton	West Woodstock
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	31.3%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Royalton	West Woodstock
Drove alone	13.5%	25.6%
Carpooled	16.2%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	16.4%
Walked	55.0%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	40.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Royalton	West Woodstock
1-unit, detached	28.7%	47.0%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	18.0%
2 to 4 units	23.9%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	39.2%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	South Royalton	West Woodstock
Poverty rate	29.9%	14.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1938	1958