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Greenwood vs Wethersfield 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%).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Greenwood | Wethersfield | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
815 |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.8Lowest 12% above NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Wethersfield 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% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greenwood and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest 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% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,000±$8kLowest 17% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $120,700±$21kLowest 72% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $800±$106Lowest 51% below NY |
$916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
$818±$84 50% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,848 57% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.7%±80.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Wethersfield 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% |
9% NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min about the NY average |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Greenwood and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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.