Compare towns
Clay vs Java vs Lysander vs Sand Ridge
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 renters (28.8% rent).
Java has the most homeowners (95.2%).
Lysander has the most expensive homes ($288k median).
Sand Ridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.8%).
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 | Lysander | Sand Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
2,049 |
23,086 |
838Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6% NY: +4.2% |
+16.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
43.6±1.9 10% above NY |
53.2±10.3Highest 34% above NY |
| Sand Ridge and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±12Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sand Ridge and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.1 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.5%±6.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.6%±0.9 NY: 7% |
2.9%±4.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Clay and Lysander 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±$24k 11% above NY |
$107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
$34,821±$20kLowest 59% below NY |
| Lysander and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6kLowest 51% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$288,400±$18kHighest 32% below NY |
$211,500±$153k 50% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,130±$100 30% below NY |
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| Clay and Lysander 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 |
$6,748Highest about the NY average |
$6,280 5% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±10.5 NY: 52.1% |
64.3%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sand Ridge and Lysander 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% |
5.8% NY: 14% |
36.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.5% NY: 54.3% |
84.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1985 26 yrs newer than NY |
1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Lysander 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 | — | #158 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | — | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Lowest |
— | 15.4Highest |
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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.