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Princetown 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
Princetown has the most people working from home (6.2%).
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 | Princetown | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,860Lowest |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.9±4.7Lowest 20% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Princetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Princetown and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Princetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Princetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,438±$21kHighest 14% above NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,700±$39kHighest 26% below NY |
$175,900±$14kLowest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,354±$91Highest 16% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,750Highest 13% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.6%±58.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Princetown and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest about the NY average |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Princetown and Sheldon 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.