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Reading vs Weston vs Weybridge
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 affordable homes ($377k median).
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 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 | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699 |
685Lowest |
781Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Lowest 19% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Weston and Weybridge 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% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Reading and Weybridge 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 |
$115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,200±$72kLowest 19% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
| Weston and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754Lowest 14% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.