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Warrensburg 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
Warrensburg has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Warrensburg | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,954Highest |
2,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
48.9±7.6Lowest 23% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Warrensburg and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,907±$12kLowest 29% below NY |
$71,214±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
| Sheldon and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,400±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$50Highest 44% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Warrensburg and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±16.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #314 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5 |
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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.