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Reading vs Middlebury vs Addison
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 people working from home (22.9%).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
7,220Highest |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
| Addison 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% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Addison 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% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Addison 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% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$86,250±$18k 6% above VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
| Addison and Middlebury 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 |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
$362,200±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
| Middlebury and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,201±$120 about the VT average |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754Lowest 14% above VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Middlebury 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% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.