West WoodstockVT
This town of 657 people was settled in 1884.
Is West Woodstock a good place to live?
No town among the 72 in Vermont we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than West Woodstock. West Woodstock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
657 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Killington Resort and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Woodstock. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
16 mi Ski areaOkemo Mountain119 runs · 2,165 ft vertical
4 mi Ski areaSaskadena Six38 runs · 618 ft vertical
11 mi National Historical ParkSaint-Gaudens National Historical Park28K visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkMarsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park78K visitors a year
15 mi Ski areaPico Mountain Resort68 runs · 1,947 ft verticalPhoto credits
Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saskadena Six: Jared C. Benedict, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Landsc, Public domain · Pico Mountain Resort: petersent, Public domain
Moving to West Woodstock: who provides what
West Woodstock is unincorporated, so Windsor County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in West Woodstock.
Fewer young adults than Vermont overall
Among residents in West Woodstock, 23% are under 18, where Vermont’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 22%. Adults 18 to 34 are nearly one in ten residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 24% of residents (18% statewide). For adults 25 and older locally, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 42%.
| West Woodstock | Typical Vermont town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 40% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.7 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.7 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| West Woodstock | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.5% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20.1% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.5% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.6% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.6% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 24.8% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
West Woodstock: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The peak summer temperature in West Woodstock is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of West Woodstock’s working residents commute to Woodstock
The top destinations are Woodstock (40%), Hartford (10%) and Lebanon (7%). Just 2% of West Woodstock’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in West Woodstock added 118 jobs between 2014 and 2024, to 165. Its average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both Vermont’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| West Woodstock | Typical Vermont town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
High risk in West Woodstock, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 63% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 84% of West Woodstock’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
West Woodstock stands out in Vermont and nationally, with fewer of its adults who report frequent mental distress
Only 7 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than West Woodstock. In West Woodstock, just over one in ten adults say their health is fair or poor. Of 31 CDC measures, West Woodstock beats the Vermont average on 11 and trails it on 1. Among adults here, 8.7% smoke cigarettes and 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| West Woodstock | Typical Vermont town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 12% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | West Woodstock | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 9.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.9% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in West Woodstock sells for about $485K at the median
Among households in West Woodstock, 56% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about West Woodstock
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of West Woodstock
About 2 of every 100 West Woodstock residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
About West Woodstock
Census-designated place in Vermont, United States
West Woodstock is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 401. The CDP is in central Windsor County, at the geographic center of the town of Woodstock, in the valley of the Ottauquechee River, an east-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. U.S. Route 4 is the main street through the community, leading northeast 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the village of Woodstock and west 5 miles (8 km) to Bridgewater. White River Junction is 15 miles (24 km) to the east and Rutland is 29 miles (47 km) to the west via Route 4. The West Woodstock Bridge, a historic steel bridge, …
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 745 ft
Questions about West Woodstock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Woodstock, VT a good place to live?
West Woodstock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.