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Wayne vs Clyde
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($267k median).
Clyde has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Wayne | Clyde |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,033Lowest |
2,001Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 62.6±3.6Highest 57% above NY |
38.1±4.5Lowest 4% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.8%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 40.1%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,938±$17kHighest 6% above NY |
$62,407±$12kLowest 27% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,700±$150kHighest 37% below NY |
$96,900±$13kLowest 77% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,031±$304Highest 36% below NY |
$757±$124Lowest 53% below NY |
| Wayne and Clyde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,967Highest 40% below NY |
$2,698Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.4%±25.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wayne and Clyde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±6.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Wayne and Clyde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.