Compare towns
Clay vs Windham 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%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
West Seneca has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
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 | Windham | West Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 59,995Highest |
1,432Lowest |
45,303 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
43.5±1.3 9% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±1.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Clay and West Seneca 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% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham 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 |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$79,709±$4k 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,900±$6kLowest 51% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$232,800±$6k 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,106±$39 32% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,087 23% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$5,199Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.5%±5.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham 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% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 34% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | #201 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | — | WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
— | 12.5Lowest |
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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.