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Clay vs Irondequoit vs Jay
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).
Irondequoit has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Irondequoit | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
50,657 |
471Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.3±1.7 11% above U.S. |
52.1±10.5Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Jay and Irondequoit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Clay and Irondequoit 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% |
22.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clay and Irondequoit 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. |
$79,162±$3k about the U.S. average |
$74,792±$25kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6k 38% below U.S. |
$182,500±$3kLowest 45% below U.S. |
$234,200±$45kHighest 30% below U.S. |
| Jay and Clay 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. |
$1,159±$42Lowest 18% below U.S. |
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| Clay and Irondequoit 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. |
$5,774Highest 85% above U.S. |
$3,588Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.5%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Irondequoit 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
9.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
2001Highest 21 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 26% below U.S. |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±13.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jay and Irondequoit 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 | #127 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | EAST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
12.6Lowest |
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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.