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Johnson City 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
Johnson City has the most people working from home (9.7%).
Sheldon has the most homeowners (81.6%).
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 | Johnson City | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 14,940Highest |
2,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.4Lowest about the NY average |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Johnson City and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,283±$4kLowest 35% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,100±$4kLowest 72% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,031±$66Highest 36% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,982Highest 40% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.8%±10.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Johnson City and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 49% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.