Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C, 529th of 745 graded towns in New York. Natural-hazard risk is low. Only 19 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors. Clarendon’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Clarendon has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Clarendon Stone Store and Stevens-Sommerfeldt House.
Where Clarendon beats most towns.
Where Clarendon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Clarendon is from typical.
Its grades run from A for hazard risk (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 4%), so the C overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 2,025 in 1830, a low of 1,139 in 1920, 3,648 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1820 and 3 maps from 1897 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clarendon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Clarendon.
Clarendon is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Rochester and beyond.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clarendon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clarendon has 160 jobs for its 1,589 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Clarendon for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Clarendon has added 49 jobs, to 160 in 2023. Clarendon’s median household income is $58,000.
| Clarendon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clarendon has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Clarendon is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,199 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clarendon’s, it is healthier than 90%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Clarendon beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 21% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Clarendon.
| Clarendon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clarendon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.4 years of the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 77% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
90% of Clarendon households own their home.
| Clarendon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,020 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Clarendon
About 1 of every 100 Clarendon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
2 places in Clarendon on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Clarendon.
Town in New York, United States
Clarendon is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 3,648 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from Clarendon, Vermont. The Town of Clarendon is in the southeast part of the county. New York State Route 31A and New York State Route 237 intersect in the town.
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5 towns share a border with Clarendon.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon | #529 | C | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Murray | #365 | B− | B | — | B | B− |
| Barre | — | — | B | — | C+ | C |
| Holley | — | — | B+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Byron | — | — | A− | — | B+ | A− |
| Sweden | #227 | B+ | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
Barre, Holley and Byron have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clarendon, Murray, Barre, Byron and Sweden report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clarendon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clarendon grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #529 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $180,000, 66% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
3 notable people were born here, including Carl Akeley and James T. Lewis.
