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Candor vs Sheldon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Candor has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Sheldon has the highest household income ($71k).
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 | Candor | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,051Highest |
2,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±3.3Highest 24% above NY |
48.9±7.6Lowest 23% above NY |
| Candor and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Candor and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±5.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $49,036±$4kLowest 43% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,100±$49kLowest 68% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $837±$95Highest 48% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Candor and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355Highest 34% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±16.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #453 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CANDOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CANDOR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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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.