Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Clinton’s subject grades are an A for health and walkability and an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 55% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Clinton, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Clinton's public schools beat 78% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. Only 59 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history. Clinton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Clinton beats most towns.
1,942 counted in 2010 and 1,683 in 2020; an estimated 1,599 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Clinton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,640 in 1870, a peak of 2,271 in 1970, 1,684 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 3 maps from 1895 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton, 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 Clinton.
Clinton beats the New York average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 11% of Clinton adults report frequent physical distress, below both New York’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (14%). 12% of Clinton adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Clinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clinton | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Clinton home is worth about $307,000, up 3.7% in a year, 42% below the New York typical home. 54% of households own their home in Clinton.
| Clinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,095 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Clinton has cold winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 13°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Clinton for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in Clinton is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Clinton grew to 917 in 2023, 116 more than in 2013.
| Clinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clinton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Village Green | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clinton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year
38 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
12 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year20 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
8 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
8 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstituteNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton
About 9 of every 100 Clinton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
18 notable people were born in Clinton.
Village in New York, United States
Clinton (or Ka-dah-wis-dag, "white field" in Seneca language) is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,942 at the 2010 census, declining to 1,684 in the 2020 census, 13% decline). It was named for George Clinton, the first Governor of New York. Hamilton College and the former Kirkland College are in proximity to the village. In describing the attractions of Hamilton College in 1833, it was stated to be "situated in one of the most healthful, delightful, and fertile parts of our country; surrounded by a numerous, increasing, virtuous, and enterprising population." In 1903, another school catalogue, besides "the unrivalled beauty of the surrounding scenery"…
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Yes. That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($69,779 across the Utica-Rome, NY metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
18 notable people were born here, including Elihu Root and Henry DeWolf Smyth.
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