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Denmark vs Sheldon vs Strykersville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has the most people working from home (6.5%).
Sheldon has the most homeowners (81.6%).
Strykersville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
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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 | Denmark | Sheldon | Strykersville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,630Highest |
2,216 |
665Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
+5.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
40.9±22.5Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.2%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Strykersville and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
26.6%±7.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Strykersville and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7% NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Denmark and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,270±$4kLowest 26% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
$74,615±$21kHighest 13% below NY |
| Strykersville and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25kHighest 54% below NY |
$175,900±$14kLowest 58% below NY |
$185,700±$39k 56% below NY |
| Denmark and Strykersville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $952±$70Highest 41% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
$858±$65 47% below NY |
| Denmark and Strykersville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Highest 50% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
65.1%±33.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Strykersville and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.7%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
8.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
25 min 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6 NY: 14.9% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 484 in NY | — | — |
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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.