Compare towns
Malone vs Eagle vs Sheldon vs Johnstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Malone has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
Johnstown has the most renters (39.7% rent).
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 | Malone | Eagle | Sheldon | Johnstown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,673Highest |
1,231Lowest |
2,216 |
8,111 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±1.8 6% above NY |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
44±4.8 11% above NY |
| Sheldon and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
13.7% NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4 NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Johnstown and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $67,969±$12k 21% below NY |
$72,778±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
$63,763±$9kLowest 26% below NY |
| Eagle and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,900±$21kLowest 68% below NY |
$148,900±$41k 65% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
$157,800±$11k 63% below NY |
| Sheldon and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$35 47% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
$818±$84 50% below NY |
$914±$43Highest 44% below NY |
| Johnstown and Malone 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 |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
$3,613Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
43.2%±12 NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
14.8% NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2% NY: 54.3% |
80.6% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
60.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949 10 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 54% below NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
19 min 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.6%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #444 of 484 in NY | — | — | #403 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — | JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | — | — | JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
— | — | 11.8Highest |
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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.