Cost Of Living in Woodstock, VT

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32%

Overall NAT. AVG.

11%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

86%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Woodstock	Vermont	National
Cost of living	132	109	100
Goods & Services	111	106	100
Groceries	100	106	100
Health care	108	112	100
Housing	186	114	100
Transportation	104	103	100
Utilities	115	113	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Woodstock is 21% higher than the Vermont average
The cost of living in Woodstock is 32% higher than the national average
Woodstock housing is 86% higher than the national average
Vermont general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Vermont state income tax is 29% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$148,142	$12,345	$3,456	$4,445
Renters	$79,085	$6,590	$1,845	$2,373

Vermont Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Vermont	6%	7%

Vermont Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Vermont	3.35%	8.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Woodstock	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.10	$27.62	16.2%
Beauty Salon	$63.58	$51.11	24.4%
Toothpaste	$4.10	$4.09	0.2%
Shampoo	$1.54	$1.54	0.1%
Movie	$13.13	$12.88	1.9%
Yoga	$27.44	$19.66	39.6%

Groceries

Item	Woodstock	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.89	$7.70	10.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.66	8.6%
Milk	$4.84	$4.73	2.3%
Potatoes	$5.18	$5.26	1.5%
Pizza	$12.57	$12.76	1.5%
Beer	$9.88	$10.55	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Woodstock	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.86	$140.06	37.0%
Doctor	$185.67	$153.82	20.7%
Dentist	$115.16	$123.15	6.5%
Ibuprofen	$12.09	$11.73	3.1%
Lipitor	$24.76	$23.61	4.9%

Housing

Item	Woodstock	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$723,345.00	$326,622.00	121.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,625.98	$2,480.25	5.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,484.00	$1,444.00	2.8%

Transportation

Item	Woodstock	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.96	$3.06	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$78.26	$65.21	20.0%

Utilities

Item	Woodstock	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$278.51	$220.12	26.5%
Phone	$190.66	$195.71	2.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ascutney, VT	394	100	0.5%
Windsor, VT	2,101	101	0.8%
South Royalton, VT	633	101	0.9%
Bethel, VT	912	101	1.0%
Hartland, VT	555	104	4.2%
Woodstock, VT	1,125	132	31.7%

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Woodstock, VT	1,125	132	31.7%