Compare towns
Pittsfield vs Waitsfield vs Reading
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 most affordable homes ($313k median).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Reading has the most kids (18.5% 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 | Pittsfield | Waitsfield | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 391 |
193Lowest |
699Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
51.1±7.6Lowest 19% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Highest 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%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
| Reading and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Reading 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 |
| 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 |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 18% below VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield 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 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.