Compare towns
Reading vs Williamson vs Middletown Springs
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 expensive homes ($377k median).
Williamson has the most affordable homes ($193k median).
Middletown Springs has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.6%).
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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 | Williamson | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
6,823Highest |
747 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 31% above U.S. |
40.9±4.2Lowest 5% above U.S. |
49.2±5.1 26% above U.S. |
| Reading and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Middletown Springs and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Reading and Middletown Springs 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% |
34.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Williamson and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19k 5% above U.S. |
$90,515±$14kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$82,000±$12kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Williamson 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. |
$192,700±$18kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$262,200±$24k 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331 22% below U.S. |
$659±$304Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$1,208±$438Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Middletown Springs 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. |
$5,172 66% above U.S. |
$4,595Lowest 47% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.1%±12.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.7%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Reading and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #221 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.3 |
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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.