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Dummer vs Reading vs Landaff

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Landaff has the oldest population (median age 56.4).

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.

MeasureDummerReadingLandaff
People
Population
299Lowest
699Highest
420
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
53.6±6.4
38% above U.S.
51.1±7.6Lowest
31% above U.S.
56.4±5.2Highest
45% above U.S.
Landaff and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
16.2%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Dummer and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Landaff and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.7%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Reading and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,250±$21kHighest
13% above U.S.
$85,000±$19kLowest
5% above U.S.
$87,500±$26k
8% above U.S.
Dummer and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,200±$51kLowest
27% below U.S.
$377,200±$72kHighest
13% above U.S.
$279,300±$20k
16% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,100±$331Lowest
22% below U.S.
$1,375±$707Highest
about the U.S. average
Landaff and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,898Lowest
7% below U.S.
$5,754Highest
84% above U.S.
$4,813
54% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
63.3%±31.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.5%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Reading and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
32 min
22% above U.S.
Work from home
6.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±10.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.2%±5.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Reading and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 Landaff School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.