Compare towns
Reading vs Newfane 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Newfane | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,456Highest |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Lowest 19% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
| Newfane and Addison 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% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest 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%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Reading 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% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Addison 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 |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
| Addison 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 |
$284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
| Reading and Addison 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 |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754 14% above VT |
$5,174Lowest about the VT average |
$5,831Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Newfane 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% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| 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.