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Denmark vs Java vs Arcade
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Arcade has the most renters (49.4% rent).
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 | Java | Arcade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,630Highest |
2,049 |
1,915Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
44.7±4.6 12% above NY |
| Denmark and Arcade 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% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Denmark and Java 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% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Arcade 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% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
8.5%±6.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Denmark 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 |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$58,695±$4kLowest 32% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25k 54% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$172,300±$19kLowest 59% below NY |
| Java and Denmark 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 |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$805±$176Lowest 50% below NY |
| Denmark and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Lowest 50% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$3,938Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.7%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Arcade and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.7% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java 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 | — | #260 of 484 in NY |
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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.