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Windham vs Clay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Clay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Windham | Clay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
59,995Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
38.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
| Clay and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$205,900±$6kLowest 51% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$5,087Highest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 18% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | #249 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
| 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.