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Hartland vs Pittsfield vs Reading
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartland has the most homeowners (91.8%).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Hartland | Pittsfield | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,460Highest |
391Lowest |
699 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.8±5.1Highest 29% above VT |
53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
51.1±7.6Lowest 19% above VT |
| Hartland and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±5.6 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Reading and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,136±$23kHighest 6% above VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$85,000±$19k 5% above VT |
| Hartland and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,600±$39k 10% above VT |
$313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
| Reading and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,100±$331Highest 11% below VT |
| Reading and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,437Highest 28% above VT |
$5,181Lowest about the VT average |
$5,754 14% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.1%±89.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 4% below VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #29 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Hartland School District | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None 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.