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Clay vs Holland
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 the most people working from home (13.1%).
Holland has the oldest population (median age 51.9).
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 | Holland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
3,266Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
51.9±4.2Highest 30% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±6.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clay and Holland 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% |
25.2%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Holland 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% |
22.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
$66,198±$18kLowest 23% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6kLowest 51% below NY |
$265,000±$32kHighest 37% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$768±$120Lowest 53% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087Highest 23% below NY |
$4,276Lowest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.7%±39.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Holland and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 34% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #249 of 484 in NY | #419 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
8.0Lowest |
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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.