Readsboro vs South Shaftsbury

A side-by-side comparison of Readsboro and South Shaftsbury: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Shaftsbury has the higher population (442 vs 299 in Readsboro). South Shaftsbury has the higher median household income ($58,692 vs $43,472 in Readsboro). South Shaftsbury has the higher median home value ($194,200 vs $160,400 in Readsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Readsboro	South Shaftsbury
Population	299	442
Median age	49.1 yrs	64.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,472	$58,692
Median home value	$160,400	$194,200
Median gross rent	$701	—
Housing units	186	237
Homeownership rate	47.8%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Readsboro	South Shaftsbury
Population	271 → 299 (+10.3%)	412 → 442 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$29,732 → $43,472 (+46.2%)	$51,818 → $58,692 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $160,400 (+45.0%)	$194,900 → $194,200 (-0.4%)
Median gross rent	$332 → $701 (+111.1%)	—

Readsboro

Population

271299

Median household income

$29,732$43,472

Median home value

$110,600$160,400

Median gross rent

$332$701

South Shaftsbury

Population

412442

Median household income

$51,818$58,692

Median home value

$194,900$194,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Readsboro	South Shaftsbury
Under 5	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	44.1%	4.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	3.7%	0.2%
45 to 54	7.4%	4.5%
55 to 64	18.7%	23.5%
65 to 74	21.4%	40.5%
75 and over	4.7%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Readsboro	South Shaftsbury
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.9%
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	0.0%	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Readsboro	South Shaftsbury
No high school diploma	15.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	61.7%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Readsboro	South Shaftsbury
Drove alone	99.5%	99.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Readsboro	South Shaftsbury
1-unit, detached	60.8%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Readsboro	South Shaftsbury
Poverty rate	7.4%	5.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1938	1951