Compare towns
Windsor vs Reading vs Halifax vs Weathersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Reading has the most expensive homes ($377k median).
Halifax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Weathersfield has the shortest commute (22 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 | Windsor | Reading | Halifax | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
699Lowest |
847 |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
48.3±5.4 12% above VT |
| Reading and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
22%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.9% VT: 43.8% |
37.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$63,889±$7k 21% below VT |
$83,095±$12k about the VT average |
| Reading and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Weathersfield and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$4,991 about the VT average |
$4,540Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
33 min 38% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Weathersfield 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 | — | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Halifax School District | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.