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Starkey vs Reading vs Manheim
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starkey has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Manheim has the most affordable homes ($119k 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.
| Measure | Starkey | Reading | Manheim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,381Highest |
1,637Lowest |
3,058 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.5Lowest 4% above NY |
46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
43.3±3.8 9% above NY |
| Reading and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Manheim and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Reading and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
$86,131±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$69,527±$21k 19% below NY |
| Reading and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,700±$17k 66% below NY |
$160,200±$37kHighest 62% below NY |
$118,500±$24kLowest 72% below NY |
| Reading and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
$828±$87 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,412Highest 48% below NY |
$3,219 51% below NY |
$2,627Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 20% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±5.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey and Reading 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 | #358 of 484 in NY | — | #238 of 484 in NY |
| School district | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | DOLGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
— | 10.5Highest |
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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.