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Cato vs Java vs Sheridan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cato has the most people working from home (11.2%).
Java has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
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 | Cato | Java | Sheridan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,542Highest |
2,049Lowest |
2,529 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.7±4Highest 22% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
47.2±8.7 19% above NY |
| Cato and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±4.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheridan and Cato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cato and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,760±$11kLowest 7% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$87,083±$13k about the NY average |
| Java and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,600±$6kLowest 60% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$192,900±$17k 54% below NY |
| Java and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$425Highest 42% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$861±$64Lowest 47% below NY |
| Cato and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Lowest 54% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,651 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±23.7 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±28.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheridan and Cato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
93% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 30% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.2%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Cato and Sheridan 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.