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Reading vs Dummerston vs Jericho vs Middletown Springs
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 renters (15.1% rent).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Middletown Springs has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.6%).
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 | Dummerston | Jericho | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 699Lowest |
2,090 |
5,114Highest |
747 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+6.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Reading and Jericho 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% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middletown Springs and Dummerston 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% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Middletown Springs 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% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Middletown Springs 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 |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$82,000±$12kLowest about the VT average |
| Jericho and Dummerston 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 |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$262,200±$24kLowest 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,208±$438 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754 14% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,595 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Reading 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% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.