Compare towns
Reading vs Wilder vs Baltimore
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%).
Wilder has the most renters (37.1% rent).
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Wilder | Baltimore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699 |
3,087Highest |
361Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
45.5±8.9Lowest 6% above VT |
51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
| Baltimore and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Wilder 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% |
27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Wilder 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% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wilder 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±$19k 5% above VT |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
| Baltimore and Reading 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 |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,142±$451Highest 7% below VT |
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| Wilder 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 |
$5,505 9% above VT |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Wilder 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% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Wilder 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.