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Denning vs Neversink vs Olive
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denning has the most renters (23.1% rent).
Neversink has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Olive has the most people working from home (31.1%).
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 | Denning | Neversink | Olive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 587Lowest |
3,380 |
4,254Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.4% NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.2±17.5Highest 26% above NY |
46.8±4.7Lowest 18% above NY |
49.4±1.5 24% above NY |
| Denning and Olive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
18.2%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.5%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Neversink and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.9%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Olive and Neversink are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.7% NY: 40.2% |
37.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 7% |
4.6%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.8%±3.4 NY: 7% |
| Neversink and Olive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$27k about the NY average |
$80,682±$28kLowest 6% below NY |
$114,018±$29kHighest 33% above NY |
| Olive and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,400±$71k 27% below NY |
$304,100±$50kLowest 28% below NY |
$375,100±$33kHighest 11% below NY |
| Olive and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $992±$151Lowest 39% below NY |
$2,149±$321Highest 33% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,620 45% below NY |
$3,563Lowest 46% below NY |
$3,923Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±78.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.7%±24.2 NY: 52.1% |
58.4%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Olive and Neversink are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 35.9%Highest NY: 14% |
8%Lowest NY: 14% |
8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.8% NY: 54.3% |
89.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 10% above NY |
32 min 3% below NY |
30 minLowest 9% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.6%±0.7 NY: 14.9% |
14.8%±8.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
31.1%±7.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #408 of 484 in NY | #253 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | TRI-VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL | ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.1Lowest |
9.9Highest |
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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.