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Reading vs Wayne 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 most affordable homes ($160k median).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($267k median).
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 | Wayne | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,637 |
1,033Lowest |
1,755Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±6.4 16% above NY |
62.6±3.6Highest 57% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
40.1%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% NY: 40.2% |
42.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1%±0.8Lowest 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±$9k about the NY average |
$90,938±$17kHighest 6% above NY |
$72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
| Wayne 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±$37kLowest 62% below NY |
$266,700±$150kHighest 37% below NY |
$170,400±$21k 60% below NY |
| Wayne 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 |
$1,031±$304Lowest 36% 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 | $3,219 51% below NY |
$3,967Highest 40% below NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±19.2 NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wayne 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% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±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.