Compare towns
Reading vs Buchanan 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
Reading has the oldest population (median age 46.3).
Buchanan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Reading | Buchanan | Starkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,637Lowest |
2,397 |
3,381Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
38.5±3.5Lowest 3% below NY |
41.3±2.5 4% above NY |
| Reading and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Buchanan and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Reading and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% NY: 40.2% |
48.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.8%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Buchanan and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,131±$9k about the NY average |
$128,218±$23kHighest 49% above NY |
$55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,200±$37k 62% below NY |
$525,500±$55kHighest 24% above NY |
$145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,507±$514 7% below NY |
$1,953±$836Highest 20% above NY |
$744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
| Buchanan and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,219Lowest 51% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$3,412 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34%±23 NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.7% NY: 14% |
19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% NY: 54.3% |
87%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey and Buchanan 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.