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Mount Tabor vs Cornish vs Danby

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Cornish has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).

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.

MeasureMount TaborCornishDanby
People
Population
304Lowest
1,816Highest
1,133
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
54±8.3
39% above U.S.
52.6±4.8Lowest
35% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
14.4%±3.2
U.S.: 22%
14.6%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Danby and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
40.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Danby and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$91,821±$2kHighest
14% above U.S.
$77,321±$13kLowest
4% below U.S.
Cornish and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
$296,000±$69k
11% below U.S.
$272,400±$41kLowest
18% below U.S.
Mount Tabor and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$1,221±$227
14% below U.S.
$794±$166Lowest
44% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$5,796Highest
86% above U.S.
$4,543Lowest
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
40.5%±38.1
U.S.: 51.1%
41.4%±34.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Danby and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
24 minLowest
8% below U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Danby and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Cornish School District Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.