Compare towns
Reading vs Scriba vs Dix vs Hartwick
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%).
Scriba has the most kids (19.7% under 18).
Dix has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Hartwick has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Scriba | Dix | Hartwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,637Lowest |
6,603Highest |
3,660 |
2,143 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±6.4Lowest 16% above NY |
46.3±3.1Lowest 16% above NY |
50.1±2.8Highest 26% above NY |
49.3±5.4 24% above NY |
| Dix and Hartwick 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% |
19.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.7%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
13%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Scriba and Reading 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% |
18%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Dix 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% NY: 40.2% |
25.5% NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
41.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.4 NY: 7% |
| Reading and Hartwick 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 |
$92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$53,668±$8kLowest 38% below NY |
$81,196±$6k 6% below NY |
| Scriba 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 |
$158,700±$10kLowest 63% below NY |
$165,000±$14k 61% below NY |
$173,500±$36kHighest 59% below NY |
| Hartwick and Dix 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 |
$980±$67 40% below NY |
$718±$172Lowest 56% below NY |
$1,000±$174 38% below NY |
| Reading and Hartwick 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 |
$3,649Highest 45% below NY |
$3,141 52% below NY |
$2,912Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hartwick and Dix 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% |
10.3% NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
66.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
21 min 34% below NY |
20 min 39% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±13.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hartwick and Reading 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 | — | — | #391 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | — | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | — | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9 |
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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.