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Clarendon vs Holley vs Byron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarendon has the oldest population (median age 50.5).
Holley has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Byron has the highest household income ($99k).
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 | Clarendon | Holley | Byron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,322Highest |
1,927Lowest |
2,139 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.5±2.6Highest 27% above NY |
38±4.1Lowest 5% below NY |
40.2±5.4 about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.6%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Byron and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16%±4.4 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+ | 20.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.9% NY: 40.2% |
28.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,604±$28kLowest 33% below NY |
$64,600±$6k 25% below NY |
$99,063±$26kHighest 15% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,700±$20kHighest 58% below NY |
$122,600±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
$168,000±$10k 60% 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 | $1,020±$358Highest 37% below NY |
$816±$90Lowest 50% below NY |
$853±$93 47% 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 | $5,062Highest 23% below NY |
$4,476 32% below NY |
$3,643Lowest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±37.5 NY: 52.1% |
30.4%±16.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.5%±66.8Highest 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 | 10.1% NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% NY: 54.3% |
61.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Holley and Clarendon 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.