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Mount Tabor vs Nanticoke 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).
Nanticoke has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
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 | Nanticoke | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,683Highest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
41.5±6.4Lowest 7% 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% |
25.6%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±3.5Lowest 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% |
15.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest 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 | — | $69,432±$13kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$77,321±$13kHighest 4% below U.S. |
| Danby and Nanticoke 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. |
$157,100±$32kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$272,400±$41k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$941±$314 33% below U.S. |
$794±$166Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,171Lowest about the U.S. average |
$4,543 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.4%±37.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±34.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Nanticoke 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% |
14.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3% 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. |
23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
5%±4.9Lowest 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.