North Pownal vs Readsboro

A side-by-side comparison of North Pownal and Readsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

North Pownal and Readsboro are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Pownal has the higher population (345 vs 299 in Readsboro). North Pownal has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $43,472 in Readsboro). North Pownal has the higher median home value ($196,400 vs $160,400 in Readsboro).

Population, income & housing

	North Pownal	Readsboro
Population	345	299
Median age	60.8 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$43,472
Median home value	$196,400	$160,400
Median gross rent	—	$701
Housing units	120	186
Homeownership rate	100.0%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.5%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Pownal	Readsboro
Population	478 → 345 (-27.8%)	271 → 299 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$63,333 → $71,250 (+12.5%)	$29,732 → $43,472 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $196,400 (+17.0%)	$110,600 → $160,400 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$332 → $701 (+111.1%)

North Pownal

Population

478345

Median household income

$63,333$71,250

Median home value

$167,900$196,400

Readsboro

Population

271299

Median household income

$29,732$43,472

Median home value

$110,600$160,400

Median gross rent

$332$701

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Pownal	Readsboro
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.3%	44.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	3.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	18.7%
65 to 74	13.6%	21.4%
75 and over	33.3%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Pownal	Readsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Pownal	Readsboro
No high school diploma	3.1%	15.6%
High school graduate	28.3%	61.7%
Some college or associate's	15.1%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	39.9%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Pownal	Readsboro
Drove alone	83.3%	99.5%
Carpooled	3.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Pownal	Readsboro
1-unit, detached	81.7%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	29.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Pownal	Readsboro
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.4%
Average household size	2.88	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1960	1938