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Ashford vs Sheldon vs Crown Point
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashford has the most people working from home (7.1%).
Sheldon has the most renters (18.4% rent).
Crown Point has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Ashford | Sheldon | Crown Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,834Lowest |
2,216Highest |
1,984 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.3±6.9Highest 31% above NY |
48.9±7.6Lowest 23% above NY |
49.9±5.7 25% above NY |
| Ashford and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ashford and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
14% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,558±$11k 10% below NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
$82,813±$25kHighest 4% below NY |
| Crown Point and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $194,600±$43kHighest 54% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
$157,900±$21kLowest 63% below NY |
| Ashford and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $654±$132Lowest 60% below NY |
$818±$84 50% below NY |
$1,625±$960Highest about the NY average |
| Crown Point and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,079Highest 38% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
$2,393Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.4%±79.6 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.8%±92.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 7% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.2%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Ashford and Crown Point 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.