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Manheim vs Durham vs Danube
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manheim has the most renters (26.7% rent).
Durham has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Danube has the most kids (30.9% under 18).
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 | Manheim | Durham | Danube |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,058Highest |
2,641 |
888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.3±3.8 9% above NY |
48.8±5.1Highest 23% above NY |
38.2±5Lowest 4% below NY |
| Durham and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
30.9%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Danube and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Durham and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
5.2%±3Highest NY: 7% |
| Danube and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,527±$21k 19% below NY |
$81,471±$15kHighest 5% below NY |
$67,917±$23kLowest 21% below NY |
| Durham and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $118,500±$24kLowest 72% below NY |
$245,300±$26kHighest 42% below NY |
$144,600±$24k 66% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $828±$87Lowest 49% below NY |
$994±$844 39% below NY |
$1,125±$566Highest 31% below NY |
| Danube and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,627Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,728Highest 43% below NY |
$2,850 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±16.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
24%±98.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Manheim and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 min 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Durham and Manheim 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 | #238 of 484 in NY | #100 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DOLGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Highest |
7.9Lowest |
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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.