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Denmark vs Leon
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 expensive homes ($194k median).
Leon has the most people working from home (15.2%).
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 | Leon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,630Highest |
1,459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
26.4±5.3Lowest 34% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
42.2%±15Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.5%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Denmark and Leon 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 |
$56,048±$11kLowest 35% below NY |
| Denmark and Leon 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 |
$103,000±$23kLowest 76% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $952±$70Lowest 41% below NY |
$960±$282Highest 41% below NY |
| Leon and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Highest 50% below NY |
$3,259Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Denmark and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
35 minHighest 7% above NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.2%±10.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Leon 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 | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.