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Penfield vs Clifton Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Penfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
Clifton Park has the most expensive homes ($395k 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 | Penfield | Clifton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 38,965Highest |
37,991Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45±1.6Highest 13% above NY |
44.1±1Lowest 11% above NY |
| Penfield and Clifton Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±2.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Penfield and Clifton Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±1.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Penfield and Clifton Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
58.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
5.2%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $119,154±$5kLowest 39% above NY |
$133,359±$6kHighest 55% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $291,500±$12kLowest 31% below NY |
$395,400±$12kHighest 7% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,473±$120Highest 9% below NY |
$1,388±$96Lowest 14% below NY |
| Penfield and Clifton Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,223Highest 10% above NY |
$5,793Lowest 12% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±6.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Penfield and Clifton Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest NY: 14% |
2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 23.2%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
19.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Penfield and Clifton Park 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 | #21 of 484 in NY | #32 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
13.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.