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Clay vs Chenango vs Greece
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%).
Chenango has the most homeowners (85.3%).
Greece has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Chenango | Greece |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995 |
10,787Lowest |
95,395Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
41±2.8 3% above NY |
42.3±0.9Highest 6% above NY |
| Greece and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango and Greece 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% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±1 NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Greece 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% |
35.2% NY: 40.2% |
31.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Greece and Chenango 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 |
$86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$79,783±$4kLowest 7% below NY |
| Clay and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6kHighest 51% below NY |
$172,000±$9kLowest 59% below NY |
$190,300±$4k 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$1,038±$97Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,170±$30 28% below NY |
| Clay and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087 23% below NY |
$3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$5,487Highest 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.3%±4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Greece and Clay 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% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
24 minHighest 27% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Greece 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 | #233 of 484 in NY | #398 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
11.1 |
9.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.