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Newstead vs Clarence vs Boston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newstead has the most affordable homes ($236k median).
Clarence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Boston has the oldest housing (typical home built 1966).
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 | Newstead | Clarence | Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,681 |
33,097Highest |
7,948Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% NY: +4.2% |
+7.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52±2.6Highest 31% above NY |
49±2.4Lowest 23% above NY |
51.5±3.5 29% above NY |
| Newstead and Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±2.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clarence and Newstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±1.8 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Newstead and Clarence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
55.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Clarence and Newstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,200±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$124,800±$14kHighest 45% above NY |
$92,482±$16k 8% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,500±$16kLowest 44% below NY |
$408,500±$24kHighest 4% below NY |
$266,900±$18k 37% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $772±$133Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,279±$205 21% below NY |
$1,347±$49Highest 17% below NY |
| Boston and Clarence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,634Lowest 30% below NY |
$6,907Highest 5% above NY |
$4,758 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±23.6 NY: 52.1% |
39.9%±7.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.2%±33.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Boston and Newstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5% NY: 14% |
4.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7% NY: 54.3% |
84.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1989Highest 30 yrs newer than NY |
1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 25% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
19.6%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Clarence and Newstead 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 | #123 of 484 in NY | #28 of 484 in NY | #414 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AKRON HIGH SCHOOL | CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
10.8Highest |
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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.