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Pike vs Milo 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
Pike has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
Milo has the most people working from home (11.3%).
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 | Pike | Milo | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 812Lowest |
6,823Highest |
2,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.3±4.4 21% above NY |
42.7±5.2Lowest 7% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Milo and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±6 NY: 17.9% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Milo and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.1% NY: 40.2% |
22.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$11kHighest 17% below NY |
$62,500±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
| Pike and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,100±$18kLowest 70% below NY |
$165,200±$16k 61% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$762 50% below NY |
$733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
$818±$84Highest 50% below NY |
| Sheldon and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,947Lowest 55% below NY |
$3,425Highest 48% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±13.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Pike and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% NY: 54.3% |
65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 33% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 2.5%±1.7 NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #84 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | PENN YAN ACADEMY | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.