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Sharon vs Root vs Seward
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sharon has the most renters (26.1% rent).
Root has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.4%).
Seward has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Sharon | Root | Seward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,656Lowest |
1,963 |
2,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1% NY: +4.2% |
+17.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.5±4.1Highest about the NY average |
32.8±6.1Lowest 18% below NY |
39.5±8 about the NY average |
| Sharon and Seward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±6Highest NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Root and Seward 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% |
10.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±1.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seward and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
22.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.2 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5.1%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Seward and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,095±$11kLowest 21% below NY |
$75,771±$6k 12% below NY |
$86,786±$20kHighest about the NY average |
| Seward and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $174,600±$25kLowest 59% below NY |
$209,000±$29kHighest 51% below NY |
$198,500±$25k 53% below NY |
| Root and Seward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,132±$161 30% below NY |
$742±$310Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,180±$201Highest 27% below NY |
| Seward and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,255Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,795 42% below NY |
$3,855Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.3%±14.9 NY: 52.1% |
14.7%±36.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
28.3%±45.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Seward and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.2% NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 7% below NY |
29 minLowest 10% below NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
| Work from home | 8.7%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seward and Root 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.