Compare towns
Reading vs Brookline vs Troy
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).
Troy has the most affordable homes ($233k 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 | Brookline | Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699 |
531Lowest |
1,749Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
44.5±5.7Lowest 3% above VT |
| Reading and Brookline 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% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19k 5% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$87,938±$11kHighest 8% above VT |
| Troy 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±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$233,200±$21kLowest 26% below VT |
| Reading and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$3,644Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Brookline 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 | — | Troy School District |
| High school in town | None 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.