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Denmark vs Barre vs Sheldon
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 expensive homes ($194k median).
Barre has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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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 | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,630Highest |
1,910Lowest |
2,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2% NY: +4.2% |
-9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
45.2±6.7Lowest 14% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Barre and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.5 NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
13.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
| Denmark and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,270±$4kLowest 26% below NY |
$73,906±$14kHighest 14% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
| Barre and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25kHighest 54% below NY |
$135,900±$28kLowest 68% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
| Denmark and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $952±$70 41% below NY |
$1,158±$208Highest 29% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Barre and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310 50% below NY |
$3,466Highest 47% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.7%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Barre and Sheldon 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% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 29% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±2.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| 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.