What stands out worked out from the figures below

Angola has the most people working from home (10.9%).

Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).

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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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Angola	Sheldon
People
Population	2,411Highest	2,216Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2%	-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age	45.1±3.3Lowest 13% above NY	48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY
	Sheldon and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.5%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5%	14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Angola and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9%	25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	21%Highest NY: 40.2%	13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7%	3.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 7%
	Angola and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,108±$6kHighest 6% below NY	$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY
	Angola and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$165,600±$10kLowest 61% below NY	$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY
	Sheldon and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$841±$78Highest 48% below NY	$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY
	Angola and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,234Highest 20% below NY	$3,037Lowest 54% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.9%±30.2Lowest NY: 52.1%	50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1%
	Sheldon and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.5%Lowest NY: 14%	11.8%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86%Highest NY: 54.3%	81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY	1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 7% below NY	33 minHighest about the NY average
Work from home	10.9%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9%	2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Angola and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.