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Oneida vs Clay vs Johnstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oneida has the oldest population (median age 47).
Clay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Johnstown has the most renters (39.7% rent).
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 | Oneida | Clay | Johnstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,171 |
59,995Highest |
8,111Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±2.4Highest 18% above NY |
39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
44±4.8 11% above NY |
| Oneida and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Clay and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Johnstown and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% NY: 40.2% |
38.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Clay and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,597±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
$63,763±$9k 26% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,100±$9k 62% below NY |
$205,900±$6kHighest 51% below NY |
$157,800±$11kLowest 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$77Lowest 44% below NY |
$1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$914±$43 44% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,778 43% below NY |
$5,087Highest 23% below NY |
$3,613Lowest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.6%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
43.2%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Oneida and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9% NY: 54.3% |
71.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
60.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946 13 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 41% below NY |
21 minHighest 34% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5 NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #106 of 484 in NY | #249 of 484 in NY | #403 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
14.0Highest |
11.8 |
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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.