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Denmark vs Java vs Wales vs Croghan
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 most people working from home (9%).
Wales has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Croghan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Wales | Croghan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,630 |
2,049Lowest |
3,015 |
3,209Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
43.9±6.6 10% above NY |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% above 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% |
25.2%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.2%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Wales and Croghan 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% |
22.1%±5.7 NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Wales 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% NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.9 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±$4kLowest 26% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$88,590±$19k 3% above NY |
$72,220±$6k 16% below NY |
| Java and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25k 54% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$244,800±$33kHighest 42% below NY |
$191,300±$16kLowest 55% below NY |
| Wales and Java 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±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$950±$503 41% below NY |
$897±$202 45% below NY |
| Denmark and Wales 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 |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$4,782Highest 27% below NY |
$2,780Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
20.5%±27.8 NY: 52.1% |
66.9%±67.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Croghan 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% |
4.3% NY: 14% |
14.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.8% NY: 54.3% |
85.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 29% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.2%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
4.2%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Wales 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 | — | #321 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | — | IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.