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Clay vs Sardinia
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%).
Sardinia has the most homeowners (90.8%).
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 | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
2,703Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
42.5±7.5Highest 7% above NY |
| Sardinia and Clay 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% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Clay 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% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sardinia and Clay 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% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia 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±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
$84,583±$34kLowest about the NY average |
| Clay and Sardinia 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 |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Sardinia 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 24% below NY |
$855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087Highest 23% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 34% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Clay and Sardinia 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 | — |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.