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Orleans vs Reading vs Holland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Holland has the most kids (23.9% 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 | Orleans | Reading | Holland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 809Highest |
699Lowest |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.7±5.8Lowest 3% below VT |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
41.8±3.9 3% below VT |
| Reading and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Holland and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
6.8%±4.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Holland and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,159±$10kLowest 30% below VT |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$60,729±$16k 25% below VT |
| Reading and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$209,400±$44k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
$1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$1,330±$69Highest 8% above VT |
| Holland and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$3,463 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.3%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Holland and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 33% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
26 minLowest 9% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.3%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| 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.