Compare towns
Reading vs Lyons vs Tyrone 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 highest household income ($86k).
Lyons has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Tyrone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Starkey has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Lyons | Tyrone | Starkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,637Lowest |
5,594Highest |
1,755 |
3,381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% NY: +4.2% |
-0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
41.1±5.4 3% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% 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% |
25.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±4.3 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+ | 21.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±3Lowest 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+ | 37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21% NY: 40.2% |
21.6% NY: 40.2% |
16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
2.5%±2 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest 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 | $86,131±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$74,524±$12k 13% below NY |
$72,083±$17k 16% below NY |
$55,064±$7kLowest 36% 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 | $160,200±$37k 62% below NY |
$98,400±$12kLowest 77% below NY |
$170,400±$21kHighest 60% below NY |
$145,700±$17k 66% 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 | $1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
$920±$111 43% below NY |
$1,104±$594 32% below NY |
$744±$96Lowest 54% 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 |
$2,998 54% below NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,412Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±19.2 NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Lyons 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% |
14.3% NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
19.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% NY: 54.3% |
74.9% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±8.3 NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6 NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey 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 | — | #388 of 484 in NY | — | #358 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Highest |
— | 8.8Lowest |
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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.