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Chateaugay 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
Chateaugay has the most kids (24.8% under 18).
Sheldon has the most people working from home (2.2%).
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 | Chateaugay | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,984Lowest |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -19.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.5±5.3Lowest 4% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,219±$17kHighest about the NY average |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Chateaugay and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $139,200±$32kLowest 67% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $723±$94Lowest 55% below NY |
$818±$84Highest 50% below NY |
| Sheldon and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,980Lowest 70% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±39.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 0.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sheldon and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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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.