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Clarendon vs Sheldon vs Murray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarendon has the most homeowners (89.7%).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
Murray has the most people working from home (12.8%).
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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.
| Measure | Clarendon | Sheldon | Murray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,322 |
2,216Lowest |
4,754Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.5±2.6Highest 27% above NY |
48.9±7.6 23% above NY |
40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Clarendon and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Murray and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,604±$28kLowest 33% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
$65,077±$5k 24% below NY |
| Sheldon and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,700±$20kHighest 58% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
$123,800±$14kLowest 71% below NY |
| Clarendon and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,020±$358Highest 37% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
$826±$63 49% below NY |
| Clarendon and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,062Highest 23% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
$3,907 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±37.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Clarendon and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1% NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 3% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #430 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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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.