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Conquest vs Junius vs Tyre
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 most people working from home (6.3%).
Junius has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Tyre has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
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 | Junius | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,874Highest |
1,196 |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NY: +4.2% |
-5.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.7±4.4Highest 15% above NY |
42.6±4.9Lowest 7% above NY |
44.5±4.4 12% above NY |
| Conquest and Tyre 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% |
25.4%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.9%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Junius and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4 NY: 17.9% |
16%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Tyre and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.1% NY: 40.2% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
1.2%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.7%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Tyre and Junius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,620±$10kHighest 5% below NY |
$76,750±$13k 11% below NY |
$63,125±$14kLowest 27% below NY |
| Conquest and Junius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$49kLowest 65% below NY |
$160,400±$13k 62% below NY |
$161,900±$36kHighest 62% below NY |
| Tyre and Junius 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 |
$1,333±$243Highest 18% below NY |
$870±$153Lowest 46% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,559 61% below NY |
$2,875Highest 56% below NY |
$2,352Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±32.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.4%±34.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
56.3%±31.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Junius and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18%Highest NY: 14% |
13% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.8% NY: 54.3% |
79.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 19% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Conquest and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.