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Denmark vs Brutus vs Warrensburg
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).
Brutus has the highest household income ($77k).
Warrensburg has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Denmark | Brutus | Warrensburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,630Lowest |
4,269Highest |
3,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9 23% above NY |
43.6±3.5Lowest 10% above NY |
50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Denmark and Warrensburg 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% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Denmark and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,270±$4k 26% below NY |
$77,031±$10kHighest 10% below NY |
$60,907±$12kLowest 29% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25kHighest 54% below NY |
$154,900±$14kLowest 63% below NY |
$167,400±$9k 61% below NY |
| Denmark and Warrensburg 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 |
$1,114±$122Highest 31% below NY |
$911±$50Lowest 44% below NY |
| Brutus 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 |
$4,294Highest 35% below NY |
$2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±25.8 NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Warrensburg and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.7%Highest NY: 14% |
15.2% NY: 14% |
14.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 29% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Warrensburg and Brutus 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 | #313 of 484 in NY | #314 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.2Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.