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Clay vs Arcade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Arcade has the most affordable homes ($164k 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 | Clay | Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
4,210Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
46±3.7Highest 16% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clay and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5.6%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
$62,011±$8kLowest 28% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6kHighest 51% below NY |
$163,900±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$813±$152Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087Highest 23% below NY |
$4,172Lowest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.4%±13.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Clay and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 34% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #249 of 484 in NY | #260 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0 |
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| 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.