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Clay vs Union vs Lysander
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 youngest population (median age 39.8).
Union has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
Lysander has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Lysander |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
55,078 |
23,086Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
41.4±1.2 4% above NY |
43.6±1.9Highest 10% above NY |
| Lysander and Union 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% |
19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.1 NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% NY: 40.2% |
33%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7 NY: 7% |
6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,707±$6k 6% above NY |
$61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
$107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6k 51% below NY |
$149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$288,400±$18kHighest 32% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$936±$37Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,130±$100 30% below NY |
| 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 |
$4,200Lowest 36% below NY |
$6,748Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±10.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lysander and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2% NY: 54.3% |
58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±3.1Highest 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 | #199 of 484 in NY | #158 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 | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0 |
11.4Lowest |
15.4Highest |
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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.