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Greece vs Chenango 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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Chenango has the most homeowners (85.3%).
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 | Clay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
10,787Lowest |
59,995 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9Highest 6% above NY |
41±2.8 3% above NY |
39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
| Greece and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango 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% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango 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% |
35.2% NY: 40.2% |
38.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Greece and Chenango 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 |
$86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
| Clay and Chenango 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 |
$172,000±$9kLowest 59% below NY |
$205,900±$6kHighest 51% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30 28% below NY |
$1,038±$97Lowest 36% 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 |
$3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$5,087 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.6%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Greece and Clay 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% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
24 minHighest 27% below NY |
21 min 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Greece 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 | #233 of 484 in NY | #249 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.1 |
14.0Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.