Compare towns
Cabot vs Reading vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Ryegate has the most affordable homes ($219k 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 | Cabot | Reading | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
699Lowest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Reading and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest 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 | $77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Reading and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Reading and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Cabot and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639 8% below VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Cabot 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.