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Manheim vs Starkey
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 highest household income ($70k).
Starkey has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Manheim | Starkey |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,058Lowest |
3,381Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.3±3.8Highest 9% above NY |
41.3±2.5Lowest 4% above NY |
| Manheim and Starkey 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% |
22.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Manheim and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,527±$21kHighest 19% below NY |
$55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
| Manheim and Starkey 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 |
$145,700±$17kHighest 66% below NY |
| Starkey and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $828±$87Highest 49% below NY |
$744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
| Manheim and Starkey 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 |
$3,412Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% NY: 54.3% |
73.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±5.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey 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 | #358 of 484 in NY |
| School district | DOLGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Highest |
8.8Lowest |
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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.