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Virgil 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
Virgil has the most people working from home (9.3%).
Sheldon has the most affordable homes ($176k median).
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 | Virgil | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,525Highest |
2,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.8±2.5Lowest 13% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Virgil are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Virgil and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Virgil and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,094±$21kHighest 6% above NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Virgil and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$32kHighest 42% below NY |
$175,900±$14kLowest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$159Highest 25% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,188Highest 36% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 8.9%±19.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.3%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.