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Reading vs Sheldon 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 highest household income ($86k).
Sheldon has the oldest population (median age 48.9).
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 | Sheldon | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,637Lowest |
2,216Highest |
1,755 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±6.4 16% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
| Sheldon 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% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon 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% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
2.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Reading and Sheldon 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 |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
$72,083±$17k 16% below NY |
| Reading and Tyrone 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 |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
$170,400±$21k 60% below NY |
| Sheldon and Tyrone 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 |
$818±$84Lowest 50% 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 | $3,219Highest 51% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±19.2 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon 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% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Tyrone and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.