Compare towns
Reading vs Middlesex vs Londonderry
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).
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Londonderry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Middlesex | Londonderry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,873 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
51.2±2.8Highest 19% above VT |
| Londonderry 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Londonderry 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex 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±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$85,179±$21k 5% above VT |
| Middlesex and Londonderry 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 |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$346,300±$55kLowest 9% above VT |
| Reading and Middlesex 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 |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,014±$731Lowest 18% below VT |
| Middlesex 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,162Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.1%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Londonderry 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% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
2.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | None 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.