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Manheim vs Newark vs Danube
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manheim has the most renters (26.7% rent).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
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 | Newark | Danube |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,058Highest |
727Lowest |
888 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±3.8Highest 11% above U.S. |
41.4±6 6% above U.S. |
38.2±5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Manheim and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
22%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
30.9%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Danube and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Manheim and Newark 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 14% below U.S. |
$72,929±$7kHighest 10% below U.S. |
$67,917±$23kLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Newark 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 64% below U.S. |
$229,900±$23kHighest 31% below U.S. |
$144,600±$24k 57% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $828±$87Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,708±$97Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,125±$566 20% below U.S. |
| Newark and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,627Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$3,771Highest 21% above U.S. |
$2,850 9% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
24%±98.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.5%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newark 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 | — | — |
| School district | DOLGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
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U.S. 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.