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Denmark vs Great Bend
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 people working from home (6.5%).
Great Bend has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.3%).
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 | Great Bend |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,630Highest |
938Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
40.5±16.4Lowest about the NY average |
| Denmark and Great Bend 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% |
20.9%±9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Great Bend and Denmark 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% |
2.8%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Denmark and Great Bend 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 |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25kHighest 54% below NY |
$172,600±$123kLowest 59% below NY |
| Denmark and Great Bend 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Highest 50% below NY |
$2,728Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
88.4%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Great Bend and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
31.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
56.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
0%±3.8Lowest 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.