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Denmark vs Seneca
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).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,630Highest |
2,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Highest 23% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
| Denmark and Seneca 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% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Denmark and Seneca 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% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Denmark and Seneca 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% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Denmark and Seneca 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 |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,600±$25kHighest 54% below NY |
$192,700±$9kLowest 55% below NY |
| Denmark and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $952±$70Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Highest 50% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Denmark and Seneca 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% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca 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.