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Windham vs Reading vs Mount Tabor
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Windham | Reading | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
699Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor 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%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Reading and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
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| Windham and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,754 14% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
| 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% |
| Reading and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
33 min 41% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Windham 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.