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Clay vs Union
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%).
Union has the most affordable homes ($150k 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 | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
55,078Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
41.4±1.2Highest 4% above NY |
| Union and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clay and Union 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% |
21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
$61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6kHighest 51% below NY |
$149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$936±$37Lowest 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087Highest 23% below NY |
$4,200Lowest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Union and Clay 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% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 34% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #249 of 484 in NY | #199 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
11.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.