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Sherman vs Taylor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sherman has the most people working from home (6.6%).
Taylor has the highest household income ($58k).
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 | Sherman | Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 590Highest |
451Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.8±9Highest 8% below NY |
35.6±7.8Lowest 11% below NY |
| Sherman and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.7%±5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
34.4%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Taylor and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Sherman and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Sherman and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $46,346±$12kLowest 46% below NY |
$57,708±$30kHighest 33% below NY |
| Taylor and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $109,500±$18kLowest 74% below NY |
$112,500±$21kHighest 73% below NY |
| Taylor and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $544±$72Lowest 66% below NY |
$860±$232Highest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,492Lowest 62% below NY |
$3,568Highest 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.5%±47.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.6%±60.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Taylor and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20%Lowest NY: 14% |
27.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 34% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sherman and Taylor 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.