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Danube vs Plainfield 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 kids (30.9% under 18).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Manheim has the most affordable homes ($119k 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 | Danube | Plainfield | Manheim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 888Lowest |
1,016 |
3,058Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.2±5 4% below NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
43.3±3.8Highest 9% above NY |
| Manheim and Danube 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% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Danube and Manheim 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% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest 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% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±3 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield 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±$23kLowest 21% below NY |
$70,673±$6kHighest 18% below NY |
$69,527±$21k 19% below NY |
| Plainfield and Manheim 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 |
$155,100±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
$118,500±$24kLowest 72% below NY |
| Plainfield 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 |
$750±$207Lowest 54% 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 | $2,850Highest 57% below NY |
$2,667 59% below NY |
$2,627Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±98.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Plainfield and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 14% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Plainfield and Manheim 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 | — | — | #238 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | DOLGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.5 |
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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.