Compare towns
Reading vs Weybridge vs Andover
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).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Weybridge | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699 |
781Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
| Weybridge and Reading 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% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest 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%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Weybridge 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% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest 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 |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
| Weybridge and Andover 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 |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
| Weybridge and Andover 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 |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
| Andover and Weybridge 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 |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$5,190Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Weybridge 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% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover 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 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.