Compare towns
Reading vs Corinth vs Halifax
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).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Halifax has the most kids (25.4% 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 | Reading | Corinth | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,539Highest |
847 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
| Reading and Corinth 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% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Reading 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% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Corinth 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% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Reading and Corinth 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±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
| Corinth 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 |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$875±$154Lowest 29% 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 | $5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,991 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Halifax 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% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 41% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
33 minLowest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Corinth 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 | — | Halifax 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.