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Clymer vs Fairfield vs Root
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 the youngest population (median age 27.1).
Fairfield has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Root has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.4%).
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 | Fairfield | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,801Lowest |
1,963 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% NY: +4.2% |
-9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+17.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 27.1±6.3Lowest 32% below NY |
30.4±8.4 24% below NY |
32.8±6.1Highest 18% below NY |
| Root and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 39.2%±11.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
38.7%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clymer and Fairfield 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% |
16.2%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.3% NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Root and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,917±$17k about the NY average |
$89,875±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
$75,771±$6kLowest 12% below 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±$25kLowest 61% below NY |
$172,000±$16k 59% below NY |
$209,000±$29kHighest 51% below NY |
| Root and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $637±$42Lowest 61% below NY |
$1,100±$181Highest 32% below NY |
$742±$310 54% below NY |
| Fairfield and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,573Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,492 47% below NY |
$3,795Highest 42% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±44.7 NY: 52.1% |
31.8%±90Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.7%±36.4Lowest 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% |
11.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5% NY: 54.3% |
94%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
25 min 23% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 11%±8.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.7%±5.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Fairfield and Root 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.