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Clarence vs Rapids
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Rapids has the most kids (26% 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 | Clarence | Rapids |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 33,097Highest |
1,655Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49±2.4Highest 23% above NY |
44±7.7Lowest 11% above NY |
| Clarence and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26%±8.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Rapids and Clarence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±1.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Clarence and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $124,800±$14kHighest 45% above NY |
$121,875±$43kLowest 42% above NY |
| Clarence and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $408,500±$24kHighest 4% below NY |
$294,700±$44kLowest 30% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,279±$205 21% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,907Highest 5% above NY |
$6,522Lowest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±7.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±63.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Clarence and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest NY: 14% |
5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 30 yrs newer than NY |
1985Lowest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
18.1%±14.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Clarence and Rapids 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 | #28 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
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| 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.