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Denmark vs Fort Drum
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 homeowners (74.5%).
Fort Drum has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.7%).
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 | Fort Drum |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,630Lowest |
16,065Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+22.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
23.3±0.9Lowest 41% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31.4%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
12.4%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,270±$4kHighest 26% below NY |
$62,291±$8kLowest 28% below NY |
| Denmark and Fort Drum 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 |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $952±$70Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,622±$86Highest about the NY average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310 50% below NY |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.9%±11.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Fort Drum 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% |
11.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
2004Highest 45 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
11 minLowest 66% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 484 in NY | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.