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Clay vs Oneida 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%).
Oneida has the most affordable homes ($160k 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 | Oneida | West Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
10,171Lowest |
45,303 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
47±2.4Highest 18% above NY |
43.5±1.3 9% above NY |
| Oneida 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%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clay and Oneida 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% |
21%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Oneida 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% |
25.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
$61,597±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$79,709±$4k 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6k 51% below NY |
$160,100±$9kLowest 62% below NY |
$232,800±$6kHighest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$903±$77Lowest 44% below NY |
$1,106±$39 32% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087 23% below NY |
$3,778Lowest 43% below NY |
$5,199Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.5%±5.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Oneida 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%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2% NY: 54.3% |
61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
19 minLowest 41% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±1.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Clay and West Seneca 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 | #106 of 484 in NY | #201 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
11.4Lowest |
12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.