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Summerhill vs Sheldon vs Solon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheldon has the most renters (18.4% rent).
Solon has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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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 | Summerhill | Sheldon | Solon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 886Lowest |
2,216Highest |
899 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.1 24% above NY |
48.9±7.6Lowest 23% above NY |
52±6.6Highest 31% above NY |
| Solon and Summerhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
17.1%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Solon and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±2 NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,047±$8kLowest 21% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
$80,000±$19kHighest 7% below NY |
| Solon and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,800±$21k 59% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
$148,700±$21kLowest 65% below NY |
| Sheldon and Summerhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,143±$266Highest 29% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,000±$652 38% below NY |
| Summerhill and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,781Highest 43% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
$3,455 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±43 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.1%±72.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Summerhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.9%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
7.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.3%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Solon and Summerhill 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.