Compare towns
Ira vs Reading vs Windsor
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 most homeowners (90.7%).
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
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 | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
699 |
2,060Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% 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% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% 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 |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,100±$331Highest 11% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
| Reading and Windsor 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 |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.