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Reading vs Whitingham vs Vershire
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%).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
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 | Whitingham | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,368Highest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
| Reading and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Vershire 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Reading 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% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Vershire 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 |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Reading and Vershire 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 |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,117±$80Highest 9% below VT |
| Vershire 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 |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$4,640Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire 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% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 41% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
32 minLowest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Vershire 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 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.