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Reading vs Weston vs Mendon
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 kids (18.5% under 18).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k median).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 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 | Weston | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699 |
685Lowest |
1,113Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Lowest 19% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
| Weston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Weston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| Weston and Mendon 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 |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Reading 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.