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Buchanan vs Reading vs Voorheesville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buchanan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Reading has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Voorheesville has the most people working from home (20.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Buchanan | Reading | Voorheesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,397 |
1,637Lowest |
2,824Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.5±3.5Lowest 3% below NY |
46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
38.5±3.8Lowest 3% below NY |
| Reading and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Voorheesville and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Reading and Voorheesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
53%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.1 NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
7.6%±3Highest NY: 7% |
| Voorheesville and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $128,218±$23kHighest 49% above NY |
$86,131±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$111,172±$12k 29% above NY |
| Buchanan and Voorheesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $525,500±$55kHighest 24% above NY |
$160,200±$37kLowest 62% below NY |
$324,700±$19k 23% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,953±$836Highest 20% above NY |
$1,507±$514 7% below NY |
$1,228±$216Lowest 24% below NY |
| Buchanan and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$3,219Lowest 51% below NY |
$5,405 18% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34%±23Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±19.2 NY: 52.1% |
27.8%±11.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Buchanan and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.4% NY: 54.3% |
77.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 min 13% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
20.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Voorheesville and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.