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Conquest vs Ellenburg vs Lindley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Conquest has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Ellenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Lindley has the most people working from home (10.5%).
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 | Conquest | Ellenburg | Lindley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,874 |
1,992Highest |
1,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NY: +4.2% |
+5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.7±4.4Lowest 15% above NY |
46.7±4.5Highest 17% above NY |
46.3±4.4 16% above NY |
| Ellenburg and Lindley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±2.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lindley and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±0.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Ellenburg and Lindley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.7% NY: 40.2% |
18.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9 NY: 7% |
3.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Lindley and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,620±$10k 5% below NY |
$73,125±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
$86,518±$9kHighest about the NY average |
| Lindley and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$49k 65% below NY |
$123,000±$16kLowest 71% below NY |
$156,500±$15kHighest 63% below NY |
| Lindley and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $958±$38 41% below NY |
$801±$192Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,571±$965Highest 3% below NY |
| Lindley and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,559 61% below NY |
$2,412Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,885Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±32.1 NY: 52.1% |
20.2%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.2%±46.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lindley and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4% NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 19% below NY |
34 minHighest 4% above NY |
29 min 11% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±9.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Lindley and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.5 |
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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.