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Ira vs Reading vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Whitingham has the youngest population (median age 46.4).
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 | Ira | Reading | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
699 |
1,368Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
| Ira and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Reading and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52 24% below VT |
$1,100±$331Highest 11% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Reading and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 20% above VT |
33 min 41% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Whitingham 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 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.