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Freedom vs Arcade 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
Freedom has the most people working from home (6.9%).
Arcade has the most renters (49.4% rent).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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 | Freedom | Arcade | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,483Highest |
1,915Lowest |
2,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.2±7Lowest 9% above NY |
44.7±4.6 12% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Freedom and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5% NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.8 NY: 7% |
8.5%±6.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,646±$24kHighest 14% below NY |
$58,695±$4kLowest 32% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
| Freedom and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,900±$19kHighest 58% below NY |
$172,300±$19kLowest 59% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
| Freedom and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
$805±$176 50% below NY |
$818±$84Highest 50% below NY |
| Sheldon and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,443 48% below NY |
$3,938Highest 40% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.1%±32.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.7%±14 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.7%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 15% below NY |
28 min 14% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Freedom and Arcade 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 | — | #260 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.