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Amboy vs Java vs Sheldon vs Camden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amboy has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Camden has the most people working from home (10.1%).
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 | Amboy | Java | Sheldon | Camden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,286Lowest |
2,049 |
2,216 |
4,714Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
-3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±10.2Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
48.9±7.6 23% above NY |
50±2.9Highest 26% above NY |
| Camden and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Amboy and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
26.4%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Camden and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7% NY: 40.2% |
22.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.5 NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $65,234±$17k 24% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
$62,394±$18kLowest 27% below NY |
| Java and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,800±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
$179,100±$26k 58% below NY |
| Java and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $944±$65Highest 42% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$818±$84 50% below NY |
$808±$172Lowest 50% below NY |
| Amboy and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,243 51% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
$2,827Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±36 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.2%±12.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Amboy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
7.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
82.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 4% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
29 min 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.9%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Camden and Java 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 | — | — | — | #265 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | — | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | — | CAMDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 12.1 |
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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.