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Belfast vs Eagle vs Clyde
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belfast has the most people working from home (15.7%).
Eagle has the most expensive homes ($149k median).
Clyde has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Belfast | Eagle | Clyde |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,797 |
1,231Lowest |
2,001Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% NY: +4.2% |
-7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.8±3.3Highest about the NY average |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
38.1±4.5 4% below NY |
| Belfast and Clyde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9 NY: 20.5% |
23.8%±5.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Belfast and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Belfast and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Clyde and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,954±$8k 24% below NY |
$72,778±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
$62,407±$12kLowest 27% below NY |
| Eagle and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $95,600±$7kLowest 77% below NY |
$148,900±$41kHighest 65% below NY |
$96,900±$13k 77% below NY |
| Eagle and Clyde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $568±$58Lowest 65% below NY |
$736±$101 55% below NY |
$757±$124Highest 53% below NY |
| Clyde and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,839Highest 57% below NY |
$2,753 58% below NY |
$2,698Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33%±25.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.4%±25.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Clyde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.8% NY: 14% |
21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 13% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.7%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5 NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±6.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Belfast and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.