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Pomfret vs Plainfield vs Sheridan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most renters (36.9% rent).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Sheridan has the oldest population (median age 47.2).
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 | Pomfret | Plainfield | Sheridan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,795Highest |
1,016Lowest |
2,529 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.5±4 6% below NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
47.2±8.7Highest 19% above NY |
| Sheridan and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sheridan and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheridan and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.2% NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 22.5%±3Highest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Pomfret and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,746±$10kLowest 33% below NY |
$70,673±$6k 18% below NY |
$87,083±$13kHighest about the NY average |
| Sheridan and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,400±$19k 56% below NY |
$155,100±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$192,900±$17kHighest 54% below NY |
| Sheridan and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $866±$43Highest 47% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$861±$64 47% below NY |
| Pomfret and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,459Highest 32% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,651 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.1%±10.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Pomfret and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.6%Highest NY: 14% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
93%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 45% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pomfret and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #211 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 1 photos → | None yet | 3 photos → |
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.