What stands out worked out from the figures below

Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).

Landaff has the most affordable homes ($279k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Reading	Landaff
People
Population	699Highest	420Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3.2% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	51.1±7.6Lowest 31% above U.S.	56.4±5.2Highest 45% above U.S.
	Landaff and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22%	16.2%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Reading and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.2%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	28.8%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Landaff and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	26.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%	1.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Reading and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,000±$19kLowest 5% above U.S.	$87,500±$26kHighest 8% above U.S.
	Landaff and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$377,200±$72kHighest 13% above U.S.	$279,300±$20kLowest 16% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,100±$331Lowest 22% below U.S.	$1,375±$707Highest about the U.S. average
	Landaff and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,754Highest 84% above U.S.	$4,813Lowest 54% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1%	45.5%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Reading and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	5.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	90.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S.	1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 25% above U.S.	32 minLowest 22% above U.S.
Work from home	22.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%	10.2%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Reading and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76	Landaff School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

U.S. 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.