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Stockbridge 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
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (5%).
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 | Stockbridge | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,965Lowest |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.8Lowest 5% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Stockbridge and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Stockbridge and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,154±$12kHighest 11% below NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Stockbridge and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $139,400±$15kLowest 67% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,042±$88Highest 36% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,951Lowest 55% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±22.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 22% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 5%±2Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Stockbridge 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.