Compare towns
Landgrove vs Reading vs Jay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Landgrove has the highest household income ($196k).
Reading has the most renters (15.1% rent).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($234k 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 | Landgrove | Reading | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 225Lowest |
699Highest |
471 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
51.1±7.6Lowest 19% above VT |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
| Landgrove and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Reading and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$85,000±$19k 5% above VT |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
| Landgrove and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,754 14% above VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest about the VT average |
33 min 41% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay 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 | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | — | None 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.