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Oppenheim vs Conquest vs Manheim
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oppenheim has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
Conquest has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Manheim has the most people working from home (9.4%).
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 | Oppenheim | Conquest | Manheim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,796Lowest |
1,874 |
3,058Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±7Highest 17% above NY |
45.7±4.4 15% above NY |
43.3±3.8Lowest 9% above NY |
| Oppenheim and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Manheim and Oppenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Oppenheim and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2% NY: 40.2% |
13.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Manheim and Oppenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,148±$13kLowest 20% below NY |
$81,620±$10kHighest 5% below NY |
$69,527±$21k 19% below NY |
| Conquest and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,700±$7kLowest 73% below NY |
$150,000±$49kHighest 65% below NY |
$118,500±$24k 72% below NY |
| Conquest and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62 47% below NY |
$958±$38Highest 41% below NY |
$828±$87Lowest 49% below NY |
| Conquest and Oppenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,012Highest 54% below NY |
$2,559Lowest 61% below NY |
$2,627 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 8.9%±37.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.1%±32.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Conquest and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% NY: 14% |
18%Highest NY: 14% |
8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.4% NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3 NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Manheim and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #238 of 484 in NY |
| School district | OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST. JOHNSVILLE CSD | — | DOLGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.