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Denmark vs Moira
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 people working from home (6.5%).
Moira has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | Moira |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,630Lowest |
2,895Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Denmark and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Moira and Denmark 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% |
17.6%±6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Moira 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% |
20%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Denmark and Moira 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 |
$64,116±$15kHighest 25% below NY |
| Moira and Denmark 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 |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $952±$70Highest 41% below NY |
$746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
| Denmark and Moira 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 |
$1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±32.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Moira and Denmark 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% |
20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 484 in NY | #405 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.