Best PlacesConklin Forks, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Conklin Forks, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Conklin Forks ranks 24,902nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Conklin Forks
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Conklin Forks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Conklin Forks ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
Where Conklin Forks ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Conklin Forks
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Conklin Forks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,579, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Conklin Forks' effective rate of 1.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Conklin Forks
Conklin Forks runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Conklin Forks.
Who works in Conklin Forks, and how
Work in Conklin Forks centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Conklin Forks
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Conklin Forks.
What the weather is like in Conklin Forks, month by month
Conklin Forks sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Conklin Forks
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Conklin Forks
Schools across Conklin Forks average an A−, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brookside Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- F P Donnelly SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richard T Stank Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Susquehanna Valley Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Conklin Forks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Conklin Forks measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Conklin Forks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Conklin Forks
Is Conklin Forks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Conklin Forks ranks 24,902nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, good schools, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Conklin Forks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,277. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $78,579 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Conklin Forks safe?
Conklin Forks is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
Compare Conklin Forks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Conklin Forks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Conklin Forks represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Conklin Forks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Conklin Forks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Conklin Forks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Conklin Forks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Conklin Forks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Conklin Forks detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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