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Clymer vs Conewango vs Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clymer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Conewango has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
Fairfield has the oldest population (median age 30.4).
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 | Clymer | Conewango | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
2,073 |
1,801Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 27.1±6.3 32% below NY |
24.4±4Lowest 39% below NY |
30.4±8.4Highest 24% below NY |
| Fairfield and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 39.2%±11.8 NY: 20.5% |
41.6%±10.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
38.7%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Conewango and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 9.1%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.8 NY: 17.9% |
16.2%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Conewango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.9 NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,917±$17k about the NY average |
$50,598±$11kLowest 41% below NY |
$89,875±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Fairfield and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,700±$25k 61% below NY |
$124,800±$65kLowest 71% below NY |
$172,000±$16kHighest 59% below NY |
| Fairfield and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $637±$42 61% below NY |
$567±$311Lowest 65% below NY |
$1,100±$181Highest 32% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,573Lowest 61% below NY |
$2,719 59% below NY |
$3,492Highest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±44.7 NY: 52.1% |
16.7%±34.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
31.8%±90Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Fairfield and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
32%Highest NY: 14% |
11.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5% NY: 54.3% |
81.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 29% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
25 minHighest 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 11%±8.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±7 NY: 14.9% |
13.7%±5.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Fairfield and Conewango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.