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Clay vs Cornwall vs Whiting
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 most affordable homes ($206k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Cornwall | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
1,208 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.8±1 about the U.S. average |
50.4±4.6Highest 30% above U.S. |
39.6±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±6.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Whiting and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±6.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornwall 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Whiting 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±$6kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$91,250±$38k 13% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$458,000±$49kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$280,400±$36k 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 12% below U.S. |
$1,125±$206Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,204±$519 15% below U.S. |
| Clay and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087 63% above U.S. |
$6,726Highest 116% above U.S. |
$4,227Lowest 36% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.3%±37.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornwall and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 11% below U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #249 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.