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Oppenheim vs Manheim vs Barre
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).
Manheim has the most people working from home (9.4%).
Barre has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Manheim | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,796Lowest |
3,058Highest |
1,910 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±7Highest 17% above NY |
43.3±3.8Lowest 9% above NY |
45.2±6.7 14% above NY |
| Oppenheim and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Barre and Manheim 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% |
21.7%±4 NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.8Lowest 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% |
18.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.8Lowest 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 |
$69,527±$21k 19% below NY |
$73,906±$14kHighest 14% below NY |
| Barre 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 |
$118,500±$24k 72% below NY |
$135,900±$28kHighest 68% below NY |
| Barre 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 |
$828±$87Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,158±$208Highest 29% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,012 54% below NY |
$2,627Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,466Highest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 8.9%±37.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
60.7%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Barre 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% |
8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1945 14 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
25 min 22% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Manheim and Barre 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.