Compare towns
Reading vs Scriba vs Minetto 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Scriba has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Minetto has the most expensive homes ($186k median).
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 | Scriba | Minetto | Starkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,637Lowest |
6,603Highest |
1,754 |
3,381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
46.3±3.1Highest 16% above NY |
46.1±3.9 16% above NY |
41.3±2.5Lowest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Starkey 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% |
18%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
25.6%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±3Lowest 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% |
25.5% NY: 40.2% |
35.9% NY: 40.2% |
16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.8%±2 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1 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 |
$92,036±$17k 7% above NY |
$100,682±$13kHighest 17% above NY |
$55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
| Minetto and Scriba 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±$10k 63% below NY |
$185,700±$18kHighest 56% below NY |
$145,700±$17kLowest 66% 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 |
$980±$67 40% below NY |
$848±$16 48% below NY |
$744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
| Reading and Scriba 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 |
$3,649 45% below NY |
$4,671Highest 29% below NY |
$3,412 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
47.7%±37.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Minetto and Starkey 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% |
6.9% NY: 14% |
19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% NY: 54.3% |
81.5% NY: 54.3% |
86.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey 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 | — | — | — | #358 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 8.8 |
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