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Mount Tabor vs Johnson City 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).
Johnson City has the most affordable homes ($117k median).
Danby has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Johnson City | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
14,940Highest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
40.7±3.4Lowest 5% above U.S. |
52.6±4.8 35% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Danby 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% |
18.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Johnson City and Danby 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% |
22.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $56,283±$4kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$77,321±$13kHighest 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$117,100±$4kLowest 65% below U.S. |
$272,400±$41k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,031±$66 27% below U.S. |
$794±$166Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,982Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$4,543 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±34.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Johnson City and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1949 31 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 38% below U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danby and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| 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.