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Lyons vs Reading vs Tyrone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyons has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Reading has the highest household income ($86k).
Tyrone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Lyons | Reading | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,594Highest |
1,637Lowest |
1,755 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7% NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.1±5.4 3% above NY |
46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
| Reading and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Lyons and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Tyrone and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Reading and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,524±$12k 13% below NY |
$86,131±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
| Reading and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,400±$12kLowest 77% below NY |
$160,200±$37k 62% below NY |
$170,400±$21kHighest 60% below NY |
| Tyrone and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$111Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
$1,104±$594 32% below NY |
| Reading and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,998 54% below NY |
$3,219Highest 51% below NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±12.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±19.2 NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Lyons and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3% NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.4% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±8.3 NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Tyrone and Lyons 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 | #388 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.