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Reading vs Salisbury vs Dummerston
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).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Dummerston has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
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 | Salisbury | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,200 |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Reading and Salisbury 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% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury 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% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Reading and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Dummerston and Salisbury 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 |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
| Reading and Dummerston 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 |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
| Salisbury and Dummerston 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 |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.