Reading, Vermont
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Population change since 2000: -5.8%
Males: 324 | (48.6%) |
Females: 342 | (51.4%) |
Median resident age: | 47.9 years |
Vermont median age: | 45.8 years |
Zip codes: 05062.
Reading: | $75,648 |
VT: | $73,991 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,122 (it was $20,504 in 2000)
Reading town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $318,676 (it was $127,900 in 2000)
Reading: | $318,676 |
VT: | $304,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $358,264; detached houses: $381,996; townhouses or other attached units: $340,107; in 2-unit structures: $283,645; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $498,076; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $190,965; mobile homes: $75,013
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Reading, VT
- 65798.6%White alone
- 40.6%Hispanic
- 30.5%Two or more races
- 20.3%Asian alone
Races in Reading detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: English (23.1%), Irish (15.1%), United States (13.7%), French (8.3%), German (7.1%), French Canadian (4.4%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 41.5 square miles.
Population density: 16 people per square mile (very low).
13 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.8% |
Vermont: | 3.8% |
Reading town: | 1.7% ($2,130) |
Vermont: | 2.0% ($2,196) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (67.5 miles , pop. 107,006).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (111.4 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (194.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.49 N, Longitude: 72.60 W
Area code: 802
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $279,200
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $375,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $325,000
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $184,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $165,900
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $49,000
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $181,200
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $171,000
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,200
- 2004: 1 building, cost: $138,800
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $132,800
- 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,700
- 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $121,400
- 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $118,000
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 1997: 1 building, cost: $91,700
Here: | 1.0% |
Vermont: | 2.0% |
- Accommodation & food services (10.4%)
- Educational services (9.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.2%)
- Construction (8.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.1%)
- Health care (5.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (16.8%)
- Construction (16.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.9%)
- Educational services (5.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (15.2%)
- Educational services (13.1%)
- Health care (10.5%)
- Finance & insurance (9.4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.8%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (5.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (3.5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Carpenters (5.4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.3%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Art and design workers (4.2%)
Average climate in Reading, Vermont
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 59.9. This is better than average.
City: | 59.9 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.251. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.251 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 6.51. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 20.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.51 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.299. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.299 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 24.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 24.6 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.22. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.22 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Reading-area historical tornado activity is above Vermont state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/20/1968, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.1 miles away from the Reading town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 10/24/1955, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.9 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Reading-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 97.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 121.0 miles away from Reading center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Windsor County (20) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 13, Tropical Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Reading:
- GILL ODD FELLOWS HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; LUDLOW, VT)
- MT ASCUTNEY HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 10 miles away; WINDSOR, VT)
- CEDAR HILL HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; WINDSOR, VT)
- SPRINGFIELD HEALTH AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
- VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 15 miles away; CLAREMONT, NH)
- ELM WOOD CENTER AT CLAREMONT (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; CLAREMONT, NH)
Amtrak stations near Reading:
- 9 miles: OKEMO (LUDLOW, OKEMO MOUNTAIN) - Seasonal Bus Station
- 11 miles: WINDSOR-MOUNT ASCUTNEY (WINDSOR, DEPOT AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, intercity bus service.
- 14 miles: CLAREMONT (PLAINS RD.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Reading:
- Dartmouth College (about 22 miles; Hanover, NH; Full-time enrollment: 6,030)
- Castleton State College (about 31 miles; Castleton, VT; FT enrollment: 2,079)
- Keene State College (about 43 miles; Keene, NH; FT enrollment: 5,098)
- Norwich University (about 45 miles; Northfield, VT; FT enrollment: 4,221)
- Middlebury College (about 46 miles; Middlebury, VT; FT enrollment: 3,077)
- Plymouth State University (about 49 miles; Plymouth, NH; FT enrollment: 4,838)
- Adirondack Community College (about 55 miles; Queensbury, NY; FT enrollment: 2,826)
Public elementary/middle school in Reading:
- READING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 50, Location: 632 VT ROUTE 106, Grades: PK-6)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Reading: Chase Corners (A), Reading Center (B), Reading Fire and Rescue (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hapgood Cemetery (1), Sawyer-Stand Cemetery (2), Swain Cemetery (3), South Reading Cemetery (4), Shedd Cemetery (5), Felchville Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Knapp Brook Ponds (A), Reading Pond (B), Knapp Brook Pond Number 2 (C), Mecawee Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Reading Hill Brook (A), Knapp Brook (B), Bailey Brook (C), Darby Brook (D), Alder Meadow Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Reading: Knapp Brook Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Albert Alonzo Robinson - Railroad executive.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Reading and their reported violations in the past:
KEEPER`S RESTAURANT (Address: 3685 VT ROUTE 106 , Population served: 50, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Reading that have no violations reported:
- READING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Population served: 47, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
This town: | 2.3 people |
Vermont: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 66.2% |
Whole state: | 62.5% |
This town: | 8.6% |
Whole state: | 9.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This town: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
This town: | 5.9% |
Whole state: | 3.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Reading:
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 63.6%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 11.3%
For population 25 years and over in Reading:
- High school or higher: 90.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.5 minutes
Here: | 9.9 |
Vermont average: | 11.7 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Reading, VT (based on Windsor County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 6,485 | 10 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,700 | 45 |
Other | 1,964 | 17 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,750 | 21 |
Orthodox | 55 | 1 |
None | 41,716 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Windsor County: | 4.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Windsor County: | 1.23 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.93 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 14.97 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Windsor County: | 7.1% |
Vermont: | 6.8% |
This county: | 22.8% |
Vermont: | 22.3% |
Windsor County: | 9.7% |
Vermont: | 13.3% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Reading:
- WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNBX (1480 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSYB (1380 AM; 5 kW; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNHV (910 AM; 1 kW; WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Reading:
- WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
- WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WMXR (93.9 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVRR (101.7 FM; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WJEN (94.5 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
- WXXK (100.5 FM; LEBANON, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXKK (93.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, VT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WEXP (101.5 FM; BRANDON, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C.)
- WWOD (104.3 FM; HARTFORD, VT; Owner: FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRJT (103.1 FM; ROYALTON, VT; Owner: LISBON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Reading:
- WVTA (Channel 41; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT ETV, INC.)
- WNNE (Channel 31; HARTFORD, VT; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
- W17CI (Channel 17; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: UPPER VALLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- W15BK (Channel 15; HANOVER, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
Reading fatal accident list:
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 69ft / 21.0mTotal length
- $1,238,000Total costs
- 5,720Total average daily traffic
- 321Total average daily truck traffic
- 6,008Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- MOBILE, Lat: 43.456194 Lon: -72.603972, Call Sign: WQRE754,
Assigned Frequencies: 173.262 MHz, Grant Date: 03/23/2023, Expiration Date: 04/29/2033, Certifier: Gary J Vittum Mr, Registrant: Burlington Communications, 4735 Williston Road, Suite 30, Williston, VT 05495, Phone: (802) 862-7092, Fax: (802) 860-6178, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
5- Call Sign: KA1WZQ, Grant Date: 12/24/1990, Expiration Date: 12/24/2000, Cancellation Date: 12/25/2002, Registrant: Ted W Emerson Jr, Rfd 44, Reading, VT 05062
- Call Sign: N1NCT, Licensee ID: L00253252, Grant Date: 07/06/2012, Expiration Date: 07/14/2022, Certifier: Robert L Stewart, Registrant: Robert L Stewart, Reading, VT 05062
- Call Sign: KB1GRK, Licensee ID: L00348464, Grant Date: 04/19/2001, Expiration Date: 04/19/2011, Cancellation Date: 04/20/2013, Certifier: Ian S Duffy, Registrant: Ian S Duffy, Hcr 71 Box 47, Reading, VT 05062
- Call Sign: KB1SNP, Licensee ID: L01495975, Grant Date: 06/03/2009, Expiration Date: 06/03/2019, Cancellation Date: 06/04/2021, Certifier: Ellen L Tully, Registrant: Ellen L Tully, 209 Stone Chimney Rd, Reading, VT 05062
- Call Sign: KC1GIP, Licensee ID: L02053591, Grant Date: 09/26/2016, Expiration Date: 09/26/2026, Certifier: Peter K Vollers, Registrant: Peter K Vollers, 419 Baileys Mills Rd, Reading, VT 05062
FAA Registered Aircraft:
2- Aircraft: PZL-SWIDNIK PW-6U (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 606PW, N606PW, N-606PW, Serial Number: 78.02.10, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 08/01/2002, Certificate Issue Date: 02/06/2020
Registrant (Partnership): Lawrence B Perry, Po Box 123, Reading, VT 05062, Other Owners: H William Detrich, Walter J Striedrick - Aircraft: BEECH C23 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 116 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 65503, N65503, N-65503, Serial Number: M2378, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 01/02/1984, Certificate Issue Date: 05/27/2014
Registrant (LLC): N65503 LLC, C/O Larry Perry / Po Box 123, Reading, VT 05062
- 60.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 21.9%Wood
- 15.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Electricity
- 0.4%Utility gas
- 69.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.1%Wood
- 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Utility gas
Reading compared to Vermont state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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