Compare towns

Reading vs Rose vs Minetto

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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Rose has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Minetto has the highest household income ($101k).

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.

MeasureReadingRoseMinetto
People
Population
1,637Lowest
2,126Highest
1,754
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.7%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-3.3%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-1%
NY: +4.2%
Median age
46.3±6.4Highest
16% above NY
38.8±6.8Lowest
about the NY average
46.1±3.9
16% above NY
Reading and Minetto 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%
25.9%±3.7Highest
NY: 20.5%
20.5%±3.3
NY: 20.5%
Rose and Minetto 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%
19.2%±4.1Lowest
NY: 17.9%
25.6%±3.6Highest
NY: 17.9%
Minetto 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%
19.7%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
35.9%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.4Highest
NY: 7%
1.3%±1.5Lowest
NY: 7%
3.8%±2
NY: 7%
Reading and Minetto 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
$76,200±$11kLowest
11% below NY
$100,682±$13kHighest
17% above NY
Minetto 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±$37k
62% below NY
$133,800±$29kLowest
68% below NY
$185,700±$18kHighest
56% below NY
Minetto 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
$1,430±$252
12% below NY
$848±$16Lowest
48% below NY
Reading and Rose 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
$2,434Lowest
63% below NY
$4,671Highest
29% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.9%±19.2
NY: 52.1%
31.6%±31.5Lowest
NY: 52.1%
47.7%±37.9Highest
NY: 52.1%
Minetto and Reading 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%
8.1%Highest
NY: 14%
6.9%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.4%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
82%
NY: 54.3%
86.6%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967Highest
8 yrs newer than NY
1951Lowest
8 yrs older than NY
1967Highest
8 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
13% below NY
26 min
21% below NY
24 minLowest
26% below NY
Work from home
11.7%±4.6Highest
NY: 14.9%
5.3%±3.3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
9%±3.9
NY: 14.9%
Reading and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.8
—
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.