Compare towns
Reading vs Mount Holly vs Andover
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).
Mount Holly has the most affordable homes ($297k median).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Mount Holly | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699 |
1,415Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
| Mount Holly 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% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly 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% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Mount Holly 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% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
43.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Reading and Andover 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 |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
| Andover 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±$72k 19% above VT |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
| Andover 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 |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,389±$364 13% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Andover 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 |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,190 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Mount Holly 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover 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 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.