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Greenwood 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
Greenwood has the most people working from home (11.1%).
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 | Greenwood | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 699Lowest |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.8Lowest 12% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greenwood and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±3.1 NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,000±$8kLowest 17% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
| Sheldon and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $120,700±$21kLowest 72% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $800±$106Lowest 51% below NY |
$818±$84Highest 50% below NY |
| Sheldon and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,848Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.7%±80.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest about the NY average |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | JASPER-TROUPSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | JASPER-TROUPSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.8 |
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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.