Compare towns
Reading vs Barnet vs Danville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Reading has the most expensive homes ($377k median).
Barnet has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Barnet | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,855 |
2,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
47.7±5.3Lowest 11% above VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.6% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Reading and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
| Reading and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Reading and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Highest 11% below VT |
$974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
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| Reading and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$4,489 11% below VT |
$4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Barnet 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Danville 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 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.