Compare towns
Reading vs Corinth vs Barnet vs West Windsor
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Barnet has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Corinth | Barnet | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,539 |
1,855Highest |
1,171 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+6.4% VT: +2.8% |
-2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
47.7±5.3Lowest 11% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and West Windsor 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% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.6% VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor 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 |
$89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| West Windsor and Reading 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 |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
| Corinth and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754 14% above VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,489 11% below VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 41% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Reading 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 | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.