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Denmark vs Barre vs Barrington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has the most renters (25.5% rent).
Barre has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Barrington has the most people working from home (11.7%).
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 | Denmark | Barre | Barrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,630Highest |
1,910 |
1,794Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
45.2±6.7 14% above NY |
44.8±3.4Lowest 13% 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 | 20.8%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Barrington and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7% NY: 40.2% |
13%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
0.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,270±$4kLowest 26% below NY |
$73,906±$14k 14% below NY |
$90,938±$16kHighest 6% above NY |
| Barrington and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25k 54% below NY |
$135,900±$28kLowest 68% below NY |
$255,800±$32kHighest 40% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $952±$70Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,158±$208 29% below NY |
$1,574±$667Highest about the NY average |
| Barrington and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Lowest 50% below NY |
$3,466Highest 47% below NY |
$3,463 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
60.7%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
10.3%±84.7Lowest 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 | 16.7% NY: 14% |
23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
93.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
21 min 36% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Barrington and Denmark 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 | #142 of 484 in NY | — | — |
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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.