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Denmark vs Winthrop vs Stuyvesant
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 kids (20.8% under 18).
Winthrop has the highest household income ($138k).
Stuyvesant has the most people working from home (7.9%).
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 | Winthrop | Stuyvesant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,630Highest |
530Lowest |
2,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±7.9Lowest 23% above NY |
58.1±24.1Highest 46% above NY |
51.7±6.1 30% above NY |
| Winthrop and Stuyvesant 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% |
15.3%±9.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Denmark and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.5 NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±16.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29.7%±10.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Stuyvesant and Denmark 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% |
28.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.3 NY: 7% |
11.3%±15.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Winthrop 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±$4kLowest 26% below NY |
$138,231±$78kHighest 61% above NY |
$66,000±$15k 23% below NY |
| Winthrop and Stuyvesant 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 |
$119,900±$63kLowest 72% below NY |
$224,400±$58kHighest 47% below NY |
| Stuyvesant and Denmark 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 |
— | $1,098±$119Highest 32% below NY |
| Stuyvesant 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 |
$2,352Lowest 64% below NY |
$3,720Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.5%±100 NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±22.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Stuyvesant and Winthrop 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% |
14.9% NY: 14% |
12.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
— | 25 minHighest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
0%±11.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Stuyvesant 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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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.