Compare towns
Readsboro vs Middlesex vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readsboro has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Readsboro | Middlesex | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 807Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±3.9Highest 18% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
| Readsboro and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.9%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Readsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,268±$12kLowest 32% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,500±$52kLowest 32% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $724±$32 41% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,480Lowest 31% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.4%±24.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Readsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 35% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Readsboro School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.