Compare towns
Middlesex vs Reading vs Stratton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Reading has the oldest population (median age 51.1).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
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 | Middlesex | Reading | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
699 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Reading and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13k 35% above VT |
$85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kLowest 19% above VT |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Stratton and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
| Middlesex and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,754 14% above VT |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| 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.