Compare towns
Preble vs Reading vs Starkey
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Preble has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Starkey has the most renters (26.7% rent).
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 | Preble | Reading | Starkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,150Lowest |
1,637 |
3,381Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.8±8.8 13% above NY |
46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
41.3±2.5Lowest 4% above NY |
| Reading and Preble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Starkey and Preble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.7% NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Preble and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,083±$20k 5% below NY |
$86,131±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
| Reading and Preble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,700±$27kHighest 58% below NY |
$160,200±$37k 62% below NY |
$145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
| Preble and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,278±$194 21% below NY |
$1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
$744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
| Reading and Preble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,323Highest 34% below NY |
$3,219Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,412 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 92.7%±13.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.6% NY: 14% |
19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.4% NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.7%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±8.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Preble and Starkey 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 | — | — | #358 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.8 |
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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.