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Hanover vs Reading vs Silver Creek
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Silver Creek has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
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 | Hanover | Reading | Silver Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,882Highest |
699Lowest |
2,604 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±5.5 30% above U.S. |
51.1±7.6Highest 31% above U.S. |
36.8±2.6Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Reading and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.8%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Reading and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Reading and Silver Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,563±$9k 11% below U.S. |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$63,854±$26kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Reading and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$16k 57% below U.S. |
$377,200±$72kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$125,400±$17kLowest 62% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$105 30% below U.S. |
$1,100±$331Highest 22% below U.S. |
$967±$175Lowest 32% below U.S. |
| Reading and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,881Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$5,754Highest 84% above U.S. |
$3,350 7% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±22.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.3%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.5%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±13 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Reading and Silver Creek 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 | #196 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.