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Clay vs Union vs Schroeppel
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).
Schroeppel has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Schroeppel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
55,078 |
7,938Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4% NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
41.4±1.2 4% above NY |
45.3±2.5Highest 14% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Schroeppel 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% |
21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Union and Schroeppel 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% |
33% NY: 40.2% |
30%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7 NY: 7% |
6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
$61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
$73,082±$9k 15% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6kHighest 51% below NY |
$149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$188,400±$14k 56% below NY |
| Clay and Schroeppel 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 |
$936±$37Lowest 42% below NY |
$972±$69 40% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087Highest 23% below NY |
$4,200Lowest 36% below NY |
$4,546 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
55.3%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Schroeppel and Union 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% |
15% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2% NY: 54.3% |
58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Clay and Schroeppel 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 | #277 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 | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
11.4 |
9.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.