Compare towns
Reading vs Salisbury vs Wayne
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Wayne has the oldest population (median age 62.6).
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 | Salisbury | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,200Highest |
1,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6 31% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5Lowest 30% above U.S. |
62.6±3.6Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Reading and Salisbury 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% |
30.4%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
40.1%±6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Reading and Salisbury 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. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$90,938±$17k 13% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Wayne 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. |
$306,900±$51k 8% below U.S. |
$266,700±$150kLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Reading and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331 22% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,031±$304Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Salisbury 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. |
$4,842 55% above U.S. |
$3,967Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading and Wayne 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% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
28 min 7% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.3%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Reading and Wayne 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.