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Reading vs Lee 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
Reading has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Lee has the most expensive homes ($218k median).
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 | Reading | Lee | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,637Lowest |
6,074Highest |
1,755 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% NY: +4.2% |
-4.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±6.4 16% above NY |
52.8±4.5Highest 33% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
| Lee and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
15.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.9%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Lee and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.4% NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.6%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Lee 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 |
$94,137±$6kHighest 9% above NY |
$72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
| Lee and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,200±$37kLowest 62% below NY |
$217,700±$20kHighest 49% below NY |
$170,400±$21k 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
$936±$41Lowest 42% 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 | $3,219 51% below NY |
$3,362Highest 49% below NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
21.4%±27.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Reading and Tyrone 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% |
5.8% NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6 NY: 14.9% |
| Lee and Tyrone 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 | — | #435 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.