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Clay vs Gorham 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%).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Greece has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Gorham | Greece |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995 |
4,093Lowest |
95,395Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
48.7±8.8Highest 22% above NY |
42.3±0.9 6% above NY |
| Gorham and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Greece 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 NY: 17.9% |
27.1%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±1 NY: 17.9% |
| Gorham 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% |
27.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7 NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Greece 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 |
$64,874±$8kLowest 25% below NY |
$79,783±$4k 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6k 51% below NY |
$263,300±$27kHighest 38% below NY |
$190,300±$4kLowest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$1,165±$208Lowest 28% 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 |
$3,497Lowest 47% below NY |
$5,487Highest 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
70.6%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.3%±4 NY: 52.1% |
| Gorham and Greece 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% |
9.4% NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 34% below NY |
21 min 35% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Greece 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 | #246 of 484 in NY | #398 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
9.2Lowest |
9.9 |
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| 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.