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Addison vs Panton vs Reading vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Reading has the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
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 | Addison | Panton | Reading | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
690 |
699 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Addison and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
| Panton and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$5,754Lowest 14% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.