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A town of 59,995 people in Onondaga County, New York
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Conserved land9.1%2,847 of 31,135 acres
Trails1.1 mi0 mi per sq mi
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About Clay

Town in New York, United States
60,527Population
48.9 sq miArea
377 ftElevation

Clay is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 60,527, making it Syracuse's most populous suburb. The town was named after American attorney and statesman Henry Clay. Clay is north of Syracuse. It is the largest town in the county, contains part of the village of North Syracuse, and is a suburb of Syracuse. It contains the major retail strip of Syracuse's northern suburbs, along New York State Route 31 (NY-31), including the currently defunct Great Northern Mall. Micron Technology is constructing a US$125 billion complex consisting of four megafab memory chip manufacturing buildings in Clay, a project which will create tens of thousands…

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Living in Clay

Housing in Clay

$320K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $320,000 in May 2026.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market8
Sale-to-list107.3%
Sold in May35
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School Grade C+

The public schools Clay’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictLIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools11

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.

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