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Middleport vs Sheldon vs Triangle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleport has the most affordable homes ($115k median).
Sheldon has the most expensive homes ($272k median).
Triangle has the most renters (28.1% 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 | Middleport | Sheldon | Triangle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,987Lowest |
2,267 |
2,773Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38±4Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.9±3.5Highest 5% above U.S. |
38.9±2.4 about the U.S. average |
| Sheldon and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.7%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Middleport and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.9%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Triangle and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22% U.S.: 35.7% |
14.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Triangle and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,375±$13kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$78,533±$25kHighest about the U.S. average |
$71,875±$16k 11% below U.S. |
| Sheldon and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,400±$8kLowest 65% below U.S. |
$272,400±$61kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$124,400±$17k 63% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $770±$34Lowest 46% below U.S. |
$1,286±$379Highest 9% below U.S. |
$864±$62 39% below U.S. |
| Sheldon and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,507 12% above U.S. |
$3,578Highest 15% above U.S. |
$2,718Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±18.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±27Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Triangle and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sheldon and Middleport 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 | — | — | #335 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.