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Danube vs Exeter vs Minden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danube has the most kids (30.9% under 18).
Exeter has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Minden has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3%).
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 | Danube | Exeter | Minden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 888Lowest |
913 |
4,181Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.3% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.2±5Lowest 4% below NY |
51.7±12.6Highest 30% above NY |
38.4±8.1 4% below NY |
| Exeter and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.9%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±5.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Danube and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.5% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±3 NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Minden and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,917±$23k 21% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
$44,195±$10kLowest 49% below NY |
| Exeter and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,600±$24k 66% below NY |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
$90,500±$9kLowest 79% below NY |
| Exeter and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$566Highest 31% below NY |
$867±$44 47% below NY |
$718±$99Lowest 56% below NY |
| Danube and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,850Lowest 57% below NY |
$2,926 56% below NY |
$3,180Highest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±98.5 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Minden and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
18%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9% NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 14% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
28 minLowest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.5%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #320 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.