Compare towns
Readsboro vs Townshend 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).
Townshend has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Townshend | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 807Lowest |
1,538Highest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±3.9 18% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
| Townshend and Readsboro 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% |
12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Readsboro and Whitingham 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 |
$78,750±$29kHighest 3% below VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
| Townshend and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,500±$52kLowest 32% below VT |
$287,200±$79kHighest 9% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Townshend and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $724±$32 41% below VT |
$1,074±$80Highest 13% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,480Lowest 31% below VT |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.4%±24.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 35% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Readsboro School District | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1Highest |
7.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.