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Freedom vs Sheldon vs Brookfield
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
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 | Sheldon | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,483Highest |
2,216 |
2,150Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.2±7 9% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
| Sheldon and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brookfield and Freedom 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% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Brookfield 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% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Freedom and Sheldon 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 |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
$69,205±$9kLowest 20% 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 |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
$152,800±$28kLowest 64% 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 |
$818±$84 50% below NY |
$981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,443Highest 48% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
$3,197 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.1%±32.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 15% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield and Freedom 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.