Compare towns
Reading vs Salisbury vs Sharon
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 people working from home (22.9%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Sharon has the most kids (21% 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 | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,200 |
1,577Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 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%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon 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% |
25.1%±3.6Lowest 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest 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±$19k 5% above VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$84,375±$17kLowest 4% 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 |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Reading and Sharon 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 |
$1,386±$155 12% above VT |
| Salisbury and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754 14% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Salisbury 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% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Sharon 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 | Sharon School District |
| 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.