Housing in Sheldon

A typical Sheldon home is worth roughly $176,000

Typical home value

$176K

NY $527K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$980

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$3,037

NY $6,582

What kind of housing town is Sheldon?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further67% below the New York typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.5 years of income

Less than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$248,000

Typical Sheldon home $176K

That covers a typical Sheldon home, with $72K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,180

Loan $870Tax $250Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $200 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Java$224K Orangeville$149K Bennington$244K Strykersville$186K Wales$245K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sheldon’s typical property tax (1.73% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Renters already here pay a median of $818, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$840

1 bedroom$850

2 bedrooms$980

3 bedrooms$1,350

4 bedrooms$1,610

18%

of households rent · NY 46%

165

renter households

51%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NY 52%

17%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$818

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Wyoming County, NY): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

82% of Sheldon households own their home

Half of Sheldon’s homes were built before 1963.

Owners and renters

Own 82%Rent 18%

New York: 54% own.

1963

typical home built · NY 1959

$3,037

median property tax bill · NY $6,582

1.73%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · NY 1.55%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Sheldon vs. its neighbors

Sheldon is the 2nd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Wales$245K Bennington$244K Java$224K Strykersville$186K Sheldon$176K Orangeville$149K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Sheldon	$176K*	—	$980	—	$71,214
Java	$224K*	—	$1,090	—	$95,129
Orangeville	$149K*	+13.1%†	$970	—	$85,563
Bennington	$244K*	+20.9%†	$1,040	—	$89,050
Strykersville	$186K*	—	$970	—	$74,615
Wales	$245K*	+15.3%†	$1,130	4	$88,590

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.