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Landaff vs Reading vs Dummer

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

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.

MeasureLandaffReadingDummer
People
Population
420
699Highest
299Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
56.4±5.2Highest
45% above U.S.
51.1±7.6Lowest
31% above U.S.
53.6±6.4
38% 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
16.2%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±5.1Highest
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+
28.8%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±4.6Lowest
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
46%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
16.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.7%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±5.7Lowest
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±$26k
8% above U.S.
$85,000±$19kLowest
5% above U.S.
$91,250±$21kHighest
13% 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
$279,300±$20k
16% below U.S.
$377,200±$72kHighest
13% above U.S.
$242,200±$51kLowest
27% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,375±$707Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,100±$331Lowest
22% below U.S.
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Landaff and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,813
54% above U.S.
$5,754Highest
84% above U.S.
$2,898Lowest
7% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.5%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
63.3%±31.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
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%
U.S.: 12.5%
9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
22% above U.S.
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
Work from home
10.2%±5.7
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±10.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.8%±4.4Lowest
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 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.