Compare towns
Reading vs Proctor vs Corinth
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).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | Proctor | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,794Highest |
1,539 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
| Reading and Corinth 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% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor 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% |
22.4%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Corinth 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% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor 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 |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
| Corinth 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 |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
| Corinth and Reading 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 |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 41% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth 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 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.