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New Bremen 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
New Bremen has the most people working from home (8.8%).
Sheldon has the oldest population (median age 48.9).
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 | New Bremen | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,783Highest |
2,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.9±5.6Lowest 12% below NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and New Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,274±$4kLowest 29% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$16kLowest 61% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and New Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $884±$226Highest 45% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| New Bremen and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,815Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.9%±23.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and New Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 28% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #304 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.