Compare towns
Crown Point vs Danby vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crown Point has the most affordable homes ($158k median).
Danby has the most renters (10.7% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Crown Point | Danby | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,984Highest |
1,133 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±5.7Lowest 28% above U.S. |
52.6±4.8 35% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,813±$25k about the U.S. average |
$77,321±$13kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,900±$21kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$272,400±$41k 18% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$960Highest 15% above U.S. |
$794±$166Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
| Crown Point and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,393Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$4,543 46% above U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±92.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±34.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.