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Pike vs Westford 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).
Westford has the most people working from home (7.5%).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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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 | Westford | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 812Lowest |
862 |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.4% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.3±4.4Lowest 21% above NY |
48.7±8.1 22% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±2.7 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pike and Westford 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% |
26.5%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Westford 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% |
23%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
| Westford and Sheldon 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 |
$65,625±$18kLowest 24% 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 |
$175,000±$27k 59% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$762Lowest 50% 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 | $2,947 55% below NY |
$2,644Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
24.3%±38.5Lowest 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% NY: 14% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 33% below NY |
28 min 14% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 2.5%±1.7 NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Westford and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.