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Reading vs Windham vs Ripton vs Woodstock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Reading has the most affordable homes ($377k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Woodstock has the most people working from home (32.8%).
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 | Windham | Ripton | Woodstock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 699 |
16,038Highest |
508Lowest |
3,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 31% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
56±3.6Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Woodstock 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 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
32.7%±5.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodstock and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48% U.S.: 35.7% |
52.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$112,917±$15k 40% above U.S. |
$120,938±$29k 50% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,200±$72kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$394,400±$61k 19% above U.S. |
$582,000±$84k 75% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
— | $1,430±$346 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754 84% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,915Lowest 58% above U.S. |
$9,449 203% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.7%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.8%±12.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Woodstock and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — | #10 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Windham School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town | Woodstock Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.5Lowest |
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U.S. 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.