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Cairo vs Durham vs Reading
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cairo has the most renters (24.8% rent).
Durham has the most homeowners (92%).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
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 | Cairo | Durham | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,700Highest |
2,641 |
1,637Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±4.2Lowest 11% above NY |
48.8±5.1Highest 23% above NY |
46.3±6.4 16% above NY |
| Durham and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Durham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Durham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Reading and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,643±$22kLowest 7% below NY |
$81,471±$15k 5% below NY |
$86,131±$9kHighest about the NY average |
| Reading and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18kHighest 38% below NY |
$245,300±$26k 42% below NY |
$160,200±$37kLowest 62% below NY |
| Cairo and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,015±$305 37% below NY |
$994±$844Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
| Reading and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,246Highest 35% below NY |
$3,728 43% below NY |
$3,219Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±19.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Cairo and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Durham and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #461 of 484 in NY | #100 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.