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Danube vs Minden vs Manheim
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 expensive homes ($145k median).
Minden has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3%).
Manheim has the most people working from home (9.4%).
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 | Minden | Manheim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 888Lowest |
4,181Highest |
3,058 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.2±5Lowest 4% below NY |
38.4±8.1 4% below NY |
43.3±3.8Highest 9% above NY |
| Manheim 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% |
25.6%±5.5 NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest 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% |
17.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Manheim 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.5% NY: 40.2% |
18.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±3 NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$44,195±$10kLowest 49% below NY |
$69,527±$21kHighest 19% below NY |
| Manheim 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±$24kHighest 66% below NY |
$90,500±$9kLowest 79% below NY |
$118,500±$24k 72% below NY |
| Danube and Manheim 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 |
$718±$99Lowest 56% below NY |
$828±$87 49% below NY |
| Danube and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,850 57% below NY |
$3,180Highest 52% below NY |
$2,627Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±98.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±8Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Minden and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% NY: 14% |
18%Highest NY: 14% |
8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.4% NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1945 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
28 min 14% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
5.5%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Manheim 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 | #238 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | DOLGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.1Lowest |
10.5Highest |
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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.