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De Peyster 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
De Peyster has the most people working from home (14.6%).
Sheldon has the oldest population (median age 48.9).
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 | De Peyster | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 955Lowest |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 25.3±9.1Lowest 36% below NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 40.4%±12.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 9.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and De Peyster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,000±$23kLowest 22% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
| Sheldon and De Peyster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,000±$18kLowest 76% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$316Highest 48% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| De Peyster and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,125Lowest 68% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and De Peyster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 14.6%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.