Compare towns
Reading vs Weybridge vs Winhall
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%).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
781Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
48.9±6.1Lowest 13% 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% |
17%±6.8Lowest 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% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Weybridge and Winhall 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±$35k 33% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Weybridge and Reading 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 |
$6,117 21% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest 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% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Winhall 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.