Compare towns
Greece vs Chenango Bridge vs Clay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greece has the oldest population (median age 42.3).
Chenango Bridge has the most kids (27.3% under 18).
Clay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Greece | Chenango Bridge | Clay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
3,116Lowest |
59,995 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% NY: +4.2% |
0%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9Highest 6% above NY |
35.9±4.8Lowest 10% below NY |
39.8±1 about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango Bridge and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1 NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango Bridge and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
38.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7 NY: 7% |
| Greece and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,783±$4kLowest 7% below NY |
$96,250±$27kHighest 12% above NY |
$90,707±$6k 6% above NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$4k 55% below NY |
$168,200±$15kLowest 60% below NY |
$205,900±$6kHighest 51% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30 28% below NY |
$1,134±$122Lowest 30% below NY |
$1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
| Clay and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,487Highest 17% below NY |
$3,661Lowest 44% below NY |
$5,087 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4 NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
24 minHighest 28% below NY |
21 min 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Greece 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 | #398 of 484 in NY | — | #249 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | — | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 14.0Highest |
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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.