Compare towns
Java vs Delaware vs Sardinia vs Sheridan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Java has the most homeowners (95.2%).
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Sardinia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
Sheridan has the most affordable homes ($193k 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 | Java | Delaware | Sardinia | Sheridan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,261 |
2,703Highest |
2,529 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
49.3±6.3Highest 24% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
47.2±8.7 19% above NY |
| Delaware and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±4.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.3 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheridan and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
43.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Delaware and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
$84,583±$34kLowest about the NY average |
$87,083±$13k about the NY average |
| Delaware and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$227,300±$17kHighest 46% below NY |
$218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
$192,900±$17kLowest 54% below NY |
| Delaware and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
— | $855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
$861±$64 47% below NY |
| Java and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$4,989Highest 24% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
$3,651 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
25.4%±29.7 NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±28.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheridan and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
93% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Delaware and Sardinia 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.