Compare towns
Reading vs Arrowsic vs Middletown Springs
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Arrowsic has the most expensive homes ($584k median).
Middletown Springs has the most affordable homes ($262k 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 | Reading | Arrowsic | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699 |
597Lowest |
747Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 31% above U.S. |
50.3±8.7 29% above U.S. |
49.2±5.1Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Reading and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±7.8 U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Middletown Springs and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.8%±11.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Arrowsic and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% U.S.: 35.7% |
64.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19k 5% above U.S. |
$99,107±$27kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$82,000±$12kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Arrowsic and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,200±$72k 13% above U.S. |
$584,200±$150kHighest 76% above U.S. |
$262,200±$24kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Arrowsic and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,600±$412Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,208±$438 15% below U.S. |
| Arrowsic and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754Highest 84% above U.S. |
$3,521Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$4,595 47% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±9 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.7%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Reading and Arrowsic 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 | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.