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Java vs Sheldon vs Brasher Falls
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 people working from home (9%).
Brasher Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
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 | Java | Sheldon | Brasher Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
2,216Highest |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.9±7.6 23% above NY |
49.3±18.7Highest 24% above NY |
| Brasher Falls and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±7.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.9%±6.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7% NY: 40.2% |
9.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
10.1%±6.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Brasher Falls and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
$52,868±$35kLowest 39% below NY |
| Java and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
$98,000±$43kLowest 77% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$818±$84 50% below NY |
$416±$387Lowest 74% below NY |
| Java and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
$2,488Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
75.4%±34.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brasher Falls and Sheldon 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% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
13.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
60.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6 NY: 14.9% |
1.4%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.