A typical Denmark home is worth roughly $194,000
What kind of housing town is Denmark?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 3.1 years of income
Less than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Denmark home, with $27K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160 a month here, $130 less than owning.
How Denmark ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Denmark’s typical property tax (1.71% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160
Renters already here pay a median of $952, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
75% of Denmark households own their home
Half of Denmark’s homes were built before 1965.
New York: 54% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Denmark vs. its neighbors
Denmark is the 3rd least expensive of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | $194K* | — | $1,160 | — | $63,270 |
| Croghan | $205K | +5% | $1,060 | — | $72,220 |
| Champion | $199K* | −9.2%† | $1,250 | — | $56,875 |
| New Bremen | $163K* | — | $1,040 | — | $61,274 |
| Wilna | $137K* | — | — | 2 | $60,213 |
| Carthage | $208K | +3.8% | $1,260 | — | $58,125 |
| Lowville | $210K | +4.6% | $1,050 | — | $69,150 |
| Rutland | $202K* | +1.1%† | $1,230 | — | $72,404 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Denmark buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.