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Clay vs Irondequoit vs Mendon
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 renters (28.8% rent).
Irondequoit has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
50,657 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.3±1.7 11% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Mendon 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest 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%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%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% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest 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±$6k 12% above U.S. |
$79,162±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6k 38% below U.S. |
$182,500±$3kLowest 45% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 12% below U.S. |
$1,159±$42Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
| Clay and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087Lowest 63% above U.S. |
$5,774Highest 85% above U.S. |
$5,342 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.5%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Irondequoit 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% |
9.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 19% below U.S. |
20 min 26% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon 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 | — |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| 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.