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Salisbury vs Montezuma 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
Salisbury has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Montezuma has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Salisbury | Montezuma | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,933 |
1,271Lowest |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.5% NY: +4.2% |
-7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.3 15% above NY |
45.1±7.9Lowest 13% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±1.9 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Salisbury and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
13.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,528±$21kHighest 5% below NY |
$73,250±$18k 15% below NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Salisbury and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,500±$48k 71% below NY |
$116,200±$11kLowest 73% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $851±$10 48% below NY |
$983±$192Highest 39% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Montezuma and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,649Lowest 75% below NY |
$2,310 65% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±41.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±21.1 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Salisbury and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
9.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.2% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 13% above NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 18.7%±17.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±6.4 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Salisbury and Montezuma 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.