Compare towns
Starkey vs Reading vs Milo
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%).
Milo has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,381 |
1,637Lowest |
6,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.5Lowest 4% above NY |
46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
42.7±5.2 7% above NY |
| Reading and Milo 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% |
20.9%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Starkey and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Reading and Starkey 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 |
$62,500±$9k 27% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
$160,200±$37k 62% below NY |
$165,200±$16kHighest 61% below NY |
| Milo and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $744±$96 54% below NY |
$1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
$733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,412 48% below NY |
$3,219Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,425Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Milo 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% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% NY: 54.3% |
81.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 20% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest 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 | — | #84 of 484 in NY |
| School district | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | PENN YAN ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
— | 9.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.