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Mooers 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
Mooers has the most people working from home (9.9%).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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 | Mooers | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,439Highest |
2,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.4Lowest 20% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Mooers and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±6.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Mooers and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,361±$17kLowest 29% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
| Sheldon and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,400±$25kHighest 58% below NY |
$175,900±$14kLowest 58% below NY |
| Mooers and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$21Highest 48% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Mooers and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,807Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±37.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Mooers and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 32 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 25% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.9%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.