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Clay vs Java vs Greece vs West Seneca
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%).
Java has the most homeowners (95.2%).
Greece has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
West Seneca has the most expensive homes ($233k 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 | Java | Greece | West Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 59,995 |
2,049Lowest |
95,395Highest |
45,303 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9% NY: +4.2% |
+1.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
42.3±0.9 6% above NY |
43.5±1.3 9% above NY |
| Java and West Seneca 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% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greece and Java 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% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±1Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Greece and West Seneca 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% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.3% NY: 40.2% |
34.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7 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±$6k 6% above NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$79,783±$4k 7% below NY |
$79,709±$4kLowest 7% below NY |
| Java 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 51% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$190,300±$4kLowest 55% below NY |
$232,800±$6kHighest 45% below NY |
| West Seneca and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,170±$30 28% below NY |
$1,106±$39 32% 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 |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$5,487Highest 17% below NY |
$5,199 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.3%±4Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.5%±5.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Greece and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.7% NY: 54.3% |
76.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±1.5 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 | — | #398 of 484 in NY | #201 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | — | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
12.5 |
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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.