Compare towns
Barnet vs Reading vs Pomfret vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Ryegate has the youngest population (median age 41.2).
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 | Barnet | Reading | Pomfret | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
699Lowest |
908 |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Pomfret and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6% VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Reading and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Reading and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Pomfret and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$1,170±$98Highest 5% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Pomfret and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489 11% below VT |
$5,754 14% above VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.