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Denmark vs Java vs Champion vs Carthage
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 oldest population (median age 48.9).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Champion has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.5%).
Carthage has the most kids (31.5% under 18).
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 | Champion | Carthage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,630 |
2,049Lowest |
4,530Highest |
3,510 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
40±3 about the NY average |
27.3±5.6Lowest 31% below NY |
| Denmark and Java 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% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±4 NY: 20.5% |
31.5%±6.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Carthage and Champion 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%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
17%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
10.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Java 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% |
21.2% NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Carthage 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 |
$56,875±$13kLowest 34% below NY |
$58,125±$9k 32% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25k 54% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$198,900±$16k 53% below NY |
$131,200±$22kLowest 69% below NY |
| Java and Champion 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 |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,054±$255Highest 35% below NY |
$913±$91 44% below NY |
| Champion and Denmark 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 |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,247 51% below NY |
$2,943Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±15.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±13 NY: 52.1% |
| Champion and Carthage 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% |
19% NY: 14% |
25.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53.9% NY: 54.3% |
43.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 29% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±4.9 NY: 14.9% |
2%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Champion 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 | — | #309 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | — | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | — | CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.8 |
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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.