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Conklin gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $193K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Binghamton metro’s $65K median household income. It grades B− overall, 383rd among New York's 745 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the outdoors, just 83 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. 14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Conklin, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Conklin Town Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Conklin beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Conklin is from typical.
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Census counts: 908 in 1830, a low of 796 in 1920, 5,008 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Conklin, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Conklin.
Conklin gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
The median property tax bill is $3,096, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical home value in Conklin is about $193,000, up 6.6% in a year, 63% below the New York typical home. Among households in the town, 80% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The largest public high school is Susquehanna Valley Senior High School, with 420 students. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the Susquehanna Valley Central School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard T Stank Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 315 | C |
| Susquehanna Valley Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 420 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $725 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on. 704 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 121 properties have flooded more than once.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Conklin after 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2018. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 91% come from inland flooding. 704 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1979.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Binghamton weather station, 13 miles away, records that 87 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 96% of U.S. towns.
The peak summer temperature for Conklin comes to 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conklin has about as many jobs (2,546) as working residents, but only 291 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
The median commute is under 8 miles. Conklin had 2,546 jobs in 2023, down 340 from 2013. Only 13% of working residents stay in Conklin for work; the rest commute out. The average trip to work locally is 20 minutes.
| Conklin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Conklin, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 1.7 miles. The biggest park or preserve is Schnurbusch Park, at 23 acres.
| Conklin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schnurbusch Park | — | 23 |
| 2. Julius Rogers Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 10,129 U.S. towns with household incomes like Conklin’s, it is healthier than 72%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
82% of adults in Conklin had a checkup this year; 37% have high blood pressure. Conklin: 35% of adults feel lonely.
| Conklin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Conklin | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.4% | 24% |
| More smokers | 14.9% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Conklin. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena36 mi Ski areaGreek Peak Mountain Resort43 runs · 828 ft vertical4 mi Zoo & aquariumBinghamton Zoo at Ross Park26 mi Ski areaElk Mountain Ski Resort28 runs · 908 ft vertical
33 mi MuseumFrench Azilum
29 mi National park siteUpper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River380K visitors a yearBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: Jet Lowe (edited by Mitchazenia), Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Conklin
About 4 of every 100 Conklin residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
4 notable people were born in Conklin.
Town in New York, United States
Conklin is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 5,008. The town is on the south border of the county, southeast of Binghamton.
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4 towns share a border with Conklin.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Kirkwood (C) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conklin | #383 | B− | B | — | B− | B− |
| Kirkwood | #518 | C | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Binghamton | #524 | C | C− | — | B− | B |
| Binghamton | #739 | D− | C+ | D | D | C |
Conklin, Kirkwood and Binghamton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Conklin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Conklin grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #383 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
4 notable people were born here, including Amos J. Cummings and Jim Whitney.
