Compare towns
Scriba vs Reading vs Lenox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scriba has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Lenox has the most renters (22.8% rent).
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 | Scriba | Reading | Lenox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,603 |
1,637Lowest |
8,658Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±3.1Highest 16% above NY |
46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
45.1±2Lowest 13% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
| Reading and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$86,131±$9k about the NY average |
$75,900±$8kLowest 12% below NY |
| Scriba and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,700±$10kLowest 63% below NY |
$160,200±$37k 62% below NY |
$161,600±$9kHighest 62% below NY |
| Lenox and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $980±$67 40% below NY |
$1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
$935±$83Lowest 42% below NY |
| Reading and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,649 45% below NY |
$3,219Lowest 51% below NY |
$4,184Highest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±13.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.5%±9.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Scriba and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3% NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.4% NY: 54.3% |
77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 34% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
| Reading and Lenox 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 | — | — | #412 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.6 |
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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.