Compare towns
Reading vs Newfane vs Salisbury
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 expensive homes ($377k median).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Newfane | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,456Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
50.6±6.5Lowest 17% above VT |
| Newfane and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Salisbury 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Newfane 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% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Reading and Newfane 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 |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury 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 |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Reading and Salisbury 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 |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury 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 |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest 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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| 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.