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Oppenheim vs Conquest vs Sheldon
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 the most people working from home (6.3%).
Sheldon has the most expensive homes ($176k median).
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 | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,796Lowest |
1,874 |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±7 17% above NY |
45.7±4.4Lowest 15% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon and Oppenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±2.7 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Oppenheim and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Oppenheim 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% |
13.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon 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 |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
| Conquest and Sheldon 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±$49k 65% below NY |
$175,900±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Sheldon and Conquest 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 |
$818±$84Lowest 50% 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 | $3,012 54% below NY |
$2,559Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 8.9%±37.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.1%±32.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Conquest and Sheldon 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% |
11.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.4% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
26 minLowest 19% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Conquest and Oppenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST. JOHNSVILLE CSD | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.