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Country around Reading is a rural area of about 705 people in Windsor County, Vermont, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 113 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $326k and rent runs about $1k a month.
705people
$326kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
84"Snow
203Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 705 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Boston, MA
- 55 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $326k (≈$2,053/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to LEB airport
- 81 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,362 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windsor County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk