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Byron vs Clarendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Byron has the highest household income ($99k).
Clarendon has the oldest population (median age 50.5).
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 | Byron | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,139Lowest |
3,322Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.2±5.4Lowest about the NY average |
50.5±2.6Highest 27% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.9%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Byron and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Byron and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,063±$26kHighest 15% above NY |
$57,604±$28kLowest 33% below NY |
| Byron and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,000±$10kLowest 60% below NY |
$179,700±$20kHighest 58% below NY |
| Clarendon and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $853±$93Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,020±$358Highest 37% below NY |
| Clarendon and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,643Lowest 45% below NY |
$5,062Highest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±66.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.6%±37.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Byron and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 25% below NY |
32 minHighest 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Clarendon and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.