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Readsboro, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Readsboro is a Census CDP of 299 people across 1.23 square miles of land, in Bennington County. Median household income is $32,424, 45.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $75,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Readsboro
What Readsboro is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.23 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land243 plus or minus 106
- County holding the largest share of its areaBennington County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Readsboro
How many people live in Readsboro
- Population299 plus or minus 130
- Median age49.8 plus or minus 32.8
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over90 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over30.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households148 plus or minus 58
- Family households44 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families29.7 percent plus or minus 13.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Readsboro
Income and work in Readsboro
- Median household income$32,424 plus or minus $27,974
- Per capita income$33,229 plus or minus $16,891
- Civilian labor force229 plus or minus 124
- Employed229 plus or minus 124
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over176 plus or minus 60
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.4 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Readsboro
Housing in Readsboro
- Housing units189 plus or minus 65
- Occupied units148 plus or minus 58
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate21.7 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Owner occupied67 plus or minus 27
- Renter occupied81 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate45.3 percent
- Median gross rent, monthly$720
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.6 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Single family units114 plus or minus 43
- Share single family60.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more75 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more39.7 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Readsboro
How Readsboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute226 plus or minus 124
- Commuting under 15 minutes72 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.9 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more76 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.6 percent plus or minus 25.4
- Drove alone98.3 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Readsboro
SBA loans in Readsboro (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$75,000
- Average approval$75,000
- Median approval$75,000
- Largest approval$75,000
- Jobs supported50
- Jobs per approval50.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term24 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Readsboro, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Readsboro
Flood risk in Readsboro
- NFIP communityTown of Readsboro
- NFIP community number500017
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/15(M)
The Town of Readsboro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 500017 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bennington County, not Readsboro
Bennington County context, not Readsboro figures
- Establishments in Bennington County1,258
- Covered employment, Bennington County16,750
- Average annual pay, Bennington County$58,906
- Housing units permitted, Bennington County54
Every figure in this section is published for Bennington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Readsboro.
All Bennington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Readsboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Readsboro, Vermont?
299, in 148 households. Readsboro CDP covers 1.23 square miles of land, which is 243 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Readsboro in?
Bennington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Readsboro?
$32,424. Median gross rent is $720 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Readsboro businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $75,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $75,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Readsboro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Readsboro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Readsboro. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Readsboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Readsboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Readsboro, town of, community 500017, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Readsboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bennington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Readsboro.
Is zoning published for Readsboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.