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Rapids vs Clarence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rapids has the most kids (26% under 18).
Clarence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
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 | Rapids | Clarence |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,655Lowest |
33,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+7.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44±7.7Lowest 11% above NY |
49±2.4Highest 23% above NY |
| Clarence and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26%±8.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±2.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Rapids and Clarence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±1.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Clarence and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
55.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $121,875±$43kLowest 42% above NY |
$124,800±$14kHighest 45% above NY |
| Clarence and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,700±$44kLowest 30% below NY |
$408,500±$24kHighest 4% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,279±$205 21% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,522Lowest about the NY average |
$6,907Highest 5% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±63.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
39.9%±7.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Clarence and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1989Highest 30 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 25% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.1%±14.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
19.6%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Clarence and Rapids 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 | — | #28 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.8 |
| 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.