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Conquest vs Salisbury 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
Conquest has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Sheldon has the most expensive homes ($176k median).
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 | Conquest | Salisbury | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,874Lowest |
1,933 |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.7±4.4Lowest 15% above NY |
45.7±5.3Lowest 15% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Salisbury and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4 NY: 17.9% |
17.5%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
14.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,620±$10kHighest 5% below NY |
$81,528±$21k 5% below NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Conquest and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$49k 65% below NY |
$123,500±$48kLowest 71% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $958±$38Highest 41% below NY |
$851±$10 48% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,559 61% below NY |
$1,649Lowest 75% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±32.1 NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±41.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Salisbury and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18% NY: 14% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4% NY: 54.3% |
91.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 19% below NY |
37 minHighest 13% above NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3 NY: 14.9% |
18.7%±17.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Salisbury and Conquest 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.