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Denmark vs Dannemora
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 kids (20.8% under 18).
Dannemora has the most people working from home (8.9%).
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 | Dannemora |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,630Lowest |
2,684Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-16.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
37.2±1.5Lowest 7% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
6.4%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
4.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Denmark and Dannemora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,270±$4kHighest 26% below NY |
$62,411±$49kLowest 27% below NY |
| Denmark and Dannemora 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 |
$134,400±$20kLowest 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $952±$70Highest 41% below NY |
$740±$352Lowest 54% below NY |
| Denmark and Dannemora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Highest 50% below NY |
$2,942Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.6%±55.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Dannemora and Denmark 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% |
13.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
16 minLowest 50% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Dannemora 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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| Old photos in History | 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.