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Albany vs Reading vs Bloomfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albany has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
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 | Albany | Reading | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 135Lowest |
699Highest |
234 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.9±14 about the VT average |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
| Reading and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±11.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.1%±19.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±7.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5 VT: 7% |
| Reading and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
| Reading and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $211,800±$56k 33% below VT |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,867 43% below VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 3.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 9%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Albany 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 |
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.