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Arcade vs Clay vs Java vs Sardinia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcade has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Clay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Sardinia has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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 | Arcade | Clay | Java | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,210 |
59,995Highest |
2,049Lowest |
2,703 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±3.7Highest 16% above NY |
39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
| Arcade and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.6% NY: 40.2% |
38.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $62,011±$8kLowest 28% below NY |
$90,707±$6k 6% above NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
| Java and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,900±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
$205,900±$6k 51% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
| Java and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $813±$152Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$855±$83 47% below NY |
| Clay and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,172 37% below NY |
$5,087Highest 23% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
46.6%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Clay and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% NY: 14% |
8.4% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% NY: 54.3% |
71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Clay and Sardinia 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 | #260 of 484 in NY | #249 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
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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.