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Pittsfield vs Reading vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Reading has the most kids (18.5% under 18).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k 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 | Pittsfield | Reading | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 391Lowest |
699Highest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
51.1±7.6Lowest 19% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4% VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Reading and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
| Reading and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,300±$73k about the VT average |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Reading and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,100±$331Highest 11% below VT |
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| Reading and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,181 about the VT average |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 18% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Pittsfield 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 | — |
| High school 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.