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Windham vs Reading vs Middlesex vs Londonderry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Reading has the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Londonderry has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Windham | Reading | Middlesex | Londonderry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 594Lowest |
699 |
1,943Highest |
1,873 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
51.2±2.8Highest 19% above VT |
| Londonderry and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$85,179±$21k 5% above VT |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$346,300±$55kLowest 9% above VT |
| Reading and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,014±$731Lowest 18% below VT |
| Middlesex and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 18% above VT |
$5,754 14% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,162Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.1%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
2.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Reading 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.