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Reading vs Springfield vs Weathersfield
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%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Weathersfield has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Springfield | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
9,084Highest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
48.3±5.4 12% above VT |
| Reading and Weathersfield 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% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield and Springfield 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% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Weathersfield 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% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield 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±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
$83,095±$12k about the VT average |
| Reading and Weathersfield 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 |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Weathersfield 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 |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$4,540Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Reading 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% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 70 in VT | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Springfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.