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Tupper Lake 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
Tupper Lake has the most people working from home (7.7%).
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 | Tupper Lake | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,104Highest |
2,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.7±4.7Lowest 20% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Tupper Lake and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Tupper Lake and Sheldon 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% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,433±$11kLowest 24% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
| Sheldon and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,300±$29kLowest 64% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $793±$119Lowest 51% below NY |
$818±$84Highest 50% below NY |
| Sheldon and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,670Highest 44% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.1%±9.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.4%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 55% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 7.7%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Tupper Lake and Sheldon 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 | #459 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NYS OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES · TUPPER LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | TUPPER LAKE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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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.