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Reading vs Tyrone vs Windham
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).
Tyrone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
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 | Tyrone | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,637 |
1,755Highest |
1,432Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±6.4 16% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
| Windham 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% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Reading 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 |
$72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
$76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
| Reading and Windham 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 |
$170,400±$21k 60% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
$1,104±$594 32% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% 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 | $3,219 51% below NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±19.2 NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham 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% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Tyrone 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.