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Granville 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

Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Reading has the oldest population (median age 51.1).
Windham has the shortest commute (27 min average).

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.

MeasureGranvilleReadingWindham
People
Population
414Lowest
699Highest
594
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.2%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
44.8±7.7
4% above VT
51.1±7.6Highest
19% above VT
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
Reading and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.1%±5.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
18.5%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±7.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Granville and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.4%±4.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
28.2%±3.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
Reading and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
46%
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
3.1%±2.5
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Granville and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,500±$21kLowest
25% below VT
$85,000±$19k
5% above VT
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
Windham and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$233,300±$40kLowest
26% below VT
$377,200±$72kHighest
19% above VT
$353,900±$20k
12% above VT
Reading and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,163±$184Highest
6% below VT
$1,100±$331Lowest
11% below VT
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Granville and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,914Lowest
42% below VT
$5,754
14% above VT
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
34.8%±70.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
63.3%±31.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
Reading and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.4%
VT: 10.1%
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
84.9%
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1969Lowest
7 yrs older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
44% above VT
33 min
41% above VT
27 minLowest
14% above VT
Work from home
31.9%±15Highest
VT: 16.9%
22.9%±10.6
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Granville 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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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.