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Minden vs Palatine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minden has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Palatine has the most people working from home (9.7%).
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 | Minden | Palatine |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,181Highest |
3,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.4±8.1Lowest 4% below NY |
53.1±5.4Highest 33% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.8%±5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Minden and Palatine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.2%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $44,195±$10kLowest 49% below NY |
$69,722±$12kHighest 19% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $90,500±$9kLowest 79% below NY |
$142,500±$38kHighest 66% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $718±$99Highest 56% below NY |
$633±$134Lowest 61% below NY |
| Minden and Palatine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,180Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,232Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±23.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Minden and Palatine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18%Highest NY: 14% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
25 minLowest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.5%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Palatine and Minden 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 | #320 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1 |
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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.