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Montezuma vs Throop vs Conquest
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montezuma has the most people working from home (9.2%).
Throop has the most expensive homes ($186k median).
Conquest has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
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 | Montezuma | Throop | Conquest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,271Lowest |
1,651 |
1,874Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8% NY: +4.2% |
-8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±7.9Lowest 13% above NY |
52.7±3.1Highest 32% above NY |
45.7±4.4 15% above NY |
| Throop and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±1.9 NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Conquest and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.3%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Throop and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3 NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Throop and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,250±$18kLowest 15% below NY |
$90,268±$15kHighest 5% above NY |
$81,620±$10k 5% below NY |
| Throop and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $116,200±$11kLowest 73% below NY |
$185,900±$20kHighest 56% below NY |
$150,000±$49k 65% below NY |
| Throop and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$192 39% below NY |
$1,099±$88Highest 32% below NY |
$958±$38Lowest 41% below NY |
| Throop and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,310Lowest 65% below NY |
$4,261Highest 35% below NY |
$2,559 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.2%±21.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±69.8 NY: 52.1% |
51.1%±32.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Montezuma and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
18%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 31% below NY |
26 minHighest 19% below NY |
26 minHighest 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.2%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Montezuma and Throop 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.