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Starkey vs Wayne vs Reading
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 kids (22.6% under 18).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($267k median).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
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 | Wayne | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,381Highest |
1,033Lowest |
1,637 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.5Lowest 4% above NY |
62.6±3.6Highest 57% above NY |
46.3±6.4 16% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Starkey and Reading 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% |
40.1%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
37.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.4Highest 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 |
$90,938±$17kHighest 6% above NY |
$86,131±$9k about the NY average |
| Wayne and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
$266,700±$150kHighest 37% below NY |
$160,200±$37k 62% below NY |
| Wayne and Reading 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 |
$1,031±$304 36% below NY |
$1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
| Reading and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,412 48% below NY |
$3,967Highest 40% below NY |
$3,219Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±100 NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Wayne 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% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±4.6 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 | — | — |
| School district | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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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.