Compare towns
Reading vs Newfane vs Ripton vs Plymouth
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 kids (18.5% under 18).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Plymouth has the most renters (22% rent).
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 | Ripton | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 699 |
1,456Highest |
508Lowest |
533 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
52.2±9.6 21% above VT |
| Newfane and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
16.7%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
32.6%±10.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Plymouth and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19k 5% above VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$87,614±$8k 8% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$337,900±$21k 7% above VT |
| Ripton 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 |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
— | $1,299±$171Highest 5% above VT |
| Plymouth and Newfane 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 |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,585 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±53Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Ripton 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9Lowest 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.