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Reading vs Roxbury vs Ryegate
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%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Ryegate has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
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 | Roxbury | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
942 |
1,059Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Reading and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate 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% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Reading and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Reading and Roxbury 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 |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Highest 11% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Reading and Roxbury 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 |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Ryegate 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% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.