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Reading vs Summit 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).
Summit has the oldest population (median age 55.7).
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 | Summit | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,637 |
976Lowest |
1,755Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% NY: +4.2% |
-6.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±6.4 16% above NY |
55.7±7.3Highest 40% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
| Summit and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Tyrone and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
37.7%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.7% NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2 NY: 7% |
| Reading and Tyrone 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 |
$74,375±$26k 13% below NY |
$72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
| Reading and Summit 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 |
$150,000±$29kLowest 65% below NY |
$170,400±$21kHighest 60% 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 |
— | $1,104±$594Lowest 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 |
$2,230Lowest 66% below NY |
$2,870 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Reading and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% NY: 14% |
3.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
34 minHighest 3% above NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±4.2Lowest 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.