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Newfield 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
Newfield has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Sheldon has the most expensive homes ($176k median).
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 | Newfield | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,992Highest |
2,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.2±11Lowest 21% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Newfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±5.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,333±$20kHighest 14% below NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Newfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,300±$29kLowest 60% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,180±$189Highest 27% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,225Highest 36% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±26.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Newfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #377 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.