Compare towns
Whitingham vs Reading vs Windsor vs Leicester
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%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Leicester has the most homeowners (85.5%).
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 | Whitingham | Reading | Windsor | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,368 |
699Lowest |
2,060Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1% VT: +2.8% |
+3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
48.8±3.8 13% above VT |
| Reading and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
35.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Reading and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$70,417±$30k 13% below VT |
| Reading and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$309,700±$107k about the VT average |
| Reading and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,100±$331Highest 11% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$1,098±$300 11% below VT |
| Reading and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,055 about the VT average |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$3,822Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 62% above VT |
33 min 41% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Leicester 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 | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — | — |
| High school in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town | — | — |
| 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.