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Union 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
Union has the most people working from home (9%).
Sheldon has the most homeowners (81.6%).
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 | Union | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 55,078Highest |
2,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.2Lowest 4% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Union and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Union and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$37Highest 42% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Union and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,200Highest 36% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #199 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.