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Clarkson vs Mendon vs Murray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarkson has the most renters (33.4% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Murray has the most affordable homes ($124k median).
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 | Clarkson | Mendon | Murray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,810Highest |
1,113Lowest |
4,754 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.7 10% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
40.3±2.8Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Murray and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clarkson and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,286±$15k 3% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$65,077±$5kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,000±$24k 38% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$123,800±$14kLowest 63% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,084±$99 23% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651Highest 13% below U.S. |
$826±$63Lowest 42% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,146 65% above U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$3,907Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.8%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.9%±15.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
10%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.8%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Murray 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 | — | — | #430 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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U.S. 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.