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Denmark vs Great Bend vs Afton
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 the most renters (43.3% rent).
Afton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).
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 | Great Bend | Afton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,630 |
938Lowest |
2,733Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
40.5±16.4Lowest about the NY average |
47.6±6.3 20% above NY |
| Denmark and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±9Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±4.7Lowest 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% |
22%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7% NY: 40.2% |
17.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.1 NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest 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±$4kHighest 26% below NY |
— | $51,736±$13kLowest 40% below NY |
| Denmark and Afton 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 |
$172,600±$123k 59% below NY |
$125,700±$23kLowest 70% 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±$70Highest 41% below NY |
— | $826±$212Lowest 49% below NY |
| Denmark and Afton 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 |
$2,728Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,395Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
88.4%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
66%±45.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Great Bend and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.7% NY: 14% |
31.3%Highest NY: 14% |
12.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
56.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
0%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Denmark and Afton 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 | — | #418 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 6.7 |
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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.