What stands out worked out from the figures below

Landaff has the most affordable homes ($279k median).

Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

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