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Denmark vs Java vs Bainbridge
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 renters (25.5% rent).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Bainbridge has the most affordable homes ($151k median).
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 | Bainbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,630 |
2,049Lowest |
3,017Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.2±7.6 21% above NY |
| Denmark and Bainbridge 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%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Bainbridge 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% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Denmark and Java 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 |
$60,391±$8kLowest 30% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25k 54% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$150,500±$32kLowest 64% 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 |
$767±$237Lowest 53% 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 |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,712 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.1%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bainbridge 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% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 29% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Bainbridge 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 | — | #332 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.