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Altona vs Sheldon vs Chazy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Altona has the most affordable homes ($151k median).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
Chazy has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Altona | Sheldon | Chazy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,490 |
2,216Lowest |
4,071Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±5Lowest about the NY average |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
43.9±4.6 10% above NY |
| Sheldon and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Chazy and Altona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.9%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 6.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
13.7% NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.2%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Chazy and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,367±$3kLowest 40% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
$95,648±$13kHighest 11% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,400±$26kLowest 64% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
$187,400±$20kHighest 56% below NY |
| Chazy and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $997±$182 38% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,096±$266Highest 32% below NY |
| Chazy and Altona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,687Lowest 74% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
$3,379Highest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.5%±68.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
30.9%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Altona and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
82.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #102 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.