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Clifton vs Java vs Clare vs Cranberry Lake
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clifton has the most renters (22.3% rent).
Java has the most homeowners (95.2%).
Clare has the most kids (26.3% under 18).
Cranberry Lake has the most people working from home (38.6%).
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 | Clifton | Java | Clare | Cranberry Lake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 768 |
2,049Highest |
80Lowest |
219 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 46.9±3.2 18% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
37.5±12.2Lowest 6% below NY |
62.8±5.2Highest 58% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
26.3%±37Highest NY: 20.5% |
16%±15.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clare and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±30.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
43.8%±18.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
0%±24.7Lowest NY: 7% |
0%±9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $47,228±$10kLowest 45% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
— | $89,063±$25k 4% above NY |
| Java and Cranberry Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $111,200±$12k 74% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$87,500±$48kLowest 79% below NY |
$292,900±$102kHighest 31% below NY |
| Cranberry Lake and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $806±$211Lowest 50% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
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| Java and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,378 64% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$1,531Lowest 77% below NY |
$4,000Highest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±43.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
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| Clifton and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
38.8%Highest NY: 14% |
6.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.2% NY: 54.3% |
89.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 3% above NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.9%±5.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
0%±45.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
38.6%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
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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.