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Sherburne vs Hamilton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sherburne has the most kids (24.8% under 18).
Hamilton has the most expensive homes ($241k median).
Hamilton is a college town. 50.3% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Sherburne | Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,909Lowest |
6,350Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.4±4.9Highest about the NY average |
21.3±0.4Lowest 46% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.4%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
8.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
50.3%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,203±$8kLowest 26% below NY |
$75,398±$14kHighest 12% below NY |
| Hamilton and Sherburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,300±$14kLowest 65% below NY |
$240,800±$57kHighest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $855±$87Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,265±$237Highest 22% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,608Lowest 45% below NY |
$5,963Highest 9% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.5%±9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sherburne and Hamilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 32% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.6%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sherburne and Hamilton 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 | #271 of 484 in NY | #79 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Highest |
10.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.