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Clay vs Bennington vs Sand Ridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clay has the highest household income ($91k).
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Sand Ridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.8%).
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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 | Bennington | Sand Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
15,249 |
838Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.7±2.3 15% above U.S. |
53.2±10.3Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Sand Ridge and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.5%±12Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sand Ridge and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
32.5%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sand Ridge and Bennington 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bennington 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 12% above U.S. |
$59,446±$7k 26% below U.S. |
$34,821±$20kLowest 57% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$213,300±$15kHighest 36% below U.S. |
$211,500±$153k 36% below U.S. |
| Bennington and Sand Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 12% below U.S. |
$1,133±$63Lowest 20% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087 63% above U.S. |
$4,513Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,280Highest 101% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.8%±14.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bennington and Sand Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
36.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 19% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
20 min 26% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.5%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bennington and Clay 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 | #249 of 484 in NY | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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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.