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Busti vs Clay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Busti has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
Clay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Busti | Clay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,452Lowest |
59,995Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Clay and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12kLowest 61% below NY |
$205,900±$6kHighest 51% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106Lowest 33% below NY |
$1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876Lowest 41% below NY |
$5,087Highest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Busti and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
21 minHighest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Clay and Busti 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 | — | #249 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.