Compare towns
Rapids vs Clarence vs Royalton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering RapidsLockport
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%).
Royalton has the most affordable homes ($182k 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 | Rapids | Clarence | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,655Lowest |
33,097Highest |
7,478 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+7.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44±7.7 11% above NY |
49±2.4Highest 23% above NY |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% 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%±2.1 NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±3.9Lowest 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% |
19.4%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Clarence and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% NY: 40.2% |
55.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
4.1%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Clarence and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,875±$43k 42% above NY |
$124,800±$14kHighest 45% above NY |
$92,373±$12kLowest 7% 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±$44k 30% below NY |
$408,500±$24kHighest 4% below NY |
$182,200±$23kLowest 57% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,279±$205Highest 21% below NY |
$828±$46Lowest 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,522 about the NY average |
$6,907Highest 5% above NY |
$4,153Lowest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±63.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
39.9%±7.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
32.7%±28.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Clarence and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% NY: 14% |
6.5%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.2% NY: 54.3% |
78.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 26 yrs newer than NY |
1989Highest 30 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 18.1%±14.6 NY: 14.9% |
19.6%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest 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 | #219 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ROYALTON-HARTLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | ROYALTON-HARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.8Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.