American Hotel · National Register of Historic Places
Sharon’s story
216 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1866.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1810Sharon is settled
SharonNY
6 bordering townsMap →
Population
1,693
2025 Census estimate · −0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$175K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
818
Balanced
Is Sharon a good place to live?
The best of Sharon’s subject grades are an A+ for history and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Sharon’s mean commuting time is 30 minutes, above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 81 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Honey Hill State Forest, at 142 acres. Sharon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sharon stand out
Where Sharon beats most towns.
How Sharon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Sharon is from typical.
Jobs & income818 jobs based hereC−Open →SchoolsSchools trail most of those comparedC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 30% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $175K, 2 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household incomeBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.5 of 20; 5.3% of households have no car; 6.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →HealthCobleskill Regional Hospital 9.1 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 3% conserved landB−Open →History4 notable people born hereA+Open →Civic life3.5 library visits per resident; 4.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Sharon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sharon, and how to reach them.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSharon Springs Village water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sharon’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSchoharie County Board of ElectionsSchoharie County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code1345913459 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sharon.
SchoolsC−
Sharon’s public schools trail 76% of New York districts
The public schools here belong to the Sharon Springs Central School District. Its one school is below. The town’s only public school teaches 264 students.
24%of NY districts it outscoresC−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Springs Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 264 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Top of a low hazard risk in Sharon: inland flooding
Sharon has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2011. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 70% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 77% come from inland flooding and 7% from tornadoes. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2011
10
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Sharon, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In Sharon, the peak summer temperature is 79°F.
54″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–32°
Spring33–54°
Summer55–78°
Fall39–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
With 1.4 jobs for every working resident, Sharon draws in 775 commuters
Most working residents leave Sharon for work: only 7% work in town. In Sharon, the median household income is $68,000. Also worth knowing: 16% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. Half the trips to work are shorter than 26 miles.
7%work in town
| Sharon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.7% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.3% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Sharon7%
Cobleskill17%
New York8%
Schoharie6%
Albany5%
26 mi
median commute distance
818
jobs based in Sharon
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
3.2%conserved
3.2%
conserved · 796 of 24,904 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Honey Hill State Forest | — | 142 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthB−
Residents of Sharon are less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Sharon, 39% sleep under 7 hours. The town beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
48%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Sharon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
3 better20 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Sharon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6% |
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
9.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade B
The median home in Sharon sells for about $895K
For households in Sharon, the share who own their home is 74%. The median rent here is $1,132 a month.
$895Kmedian sale price
| Sharon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,132 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 56 attractions →National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sharon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year12 mi CaveHowe Caverns26 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
39 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
17 mi MuseumFenimore Art Museum
34 mi TheatreProctor's TheatreSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fenimore Art Museum: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proctor's Theatre: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sharon
19pages on Sharon
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sharon
About 5 of every 100 Sharon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Landmarks
5 places in Sharon on the National Register of Historic Places.
Famous people from Sharon
4 notable people were born in Sharon.
About Sharon
Town in New York, United States
Sharon is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,697 at the 2020 census. The town is named after a location in Connecticut, whence some early settlers came. The town of Sharon is in the northwestern corner of the county and is southwest of Amsterdam.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,470 ft
Sharon’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Sharon.
SewardCanajoharieRootCarlisleCherry ValleyRoseboomSharon
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon | — | — | B | — | C− | B− |
| Seward | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Canajoharie | #619 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Root | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Carlisle | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B |
| Cherry Valley | — | — | B | — | C− | B− |
| Roseboom | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sharon, Seward, Root, Carlisle and Cherry Valley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sharon, Seward, Canajoharie, Root, Carlisle and Cherry Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Roseboom isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sharon with a neighbor →
Questions about Sharon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sharon, NY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $175,000, 67% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
What is Sharon, NY known for?
4 notable people were born here, including Lorenzo Crounse and John S. Pindar.