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Pendleton vs Clay vs Lockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Clay has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
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 | Pendleton | Clay | Lockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,034Lowest |
59,995Highest |
20,516 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4% NY: +4.2% |
+0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±2.2 12% above NY |
| Pendleton and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% NY: 40.2% |
38.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Clay and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$90,707±$6k 6% above NY |
$86,099±$6kLowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$205,900±$6kLowest 51% below NY |
$234,500±$10k 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119 39% below NY |
$1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$729±$71Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$5,087Lowest 23% below NY |
$5,484 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.6%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.6%±10.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Clay and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.4% NY: 14% |
8.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
22 min 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | #249 of 484 in NY | #289 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
14.0Lowest |
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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.