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Barre vs Denmark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Denmark has the most expensive homes ($194k 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 | Barre | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,910Lowest |
2,630Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.2±6.7Lowest 14% above NY |
48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
| Denmark and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Barre and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
14.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,906±$14kHighest 14% below NY |
$63,270±$4kLowest 26% below NY |
| Barre and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,900±$28kLowest 68% below NY |
$193,600±$25kHighest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,158±$208Highest 29% below NY |
$952±$70Lowest 41% below NY |
| Barre and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,466Highest 47% below NY |
$3,310Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.7%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Barre and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
16.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #142 of 484 in NY |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.