Cost of living in Clayton, New York
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,071 a month.
Clayton is a village in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,573 a year.
- People
- 1,661
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,071
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $60,573
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $231,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,453
- Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA
Clayton, New York has about 1,661 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $231,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jefferson County is $1,453 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Clayton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area, prices sit at 87.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Clayton's exact store tax.
Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Clayton bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Clayton's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 520 have higher typical rent than Clayton.
Nearby places
- Alexandria Bay
Typical rent $625
Compare with Clayton - Calcium
Typical rent $1,347
Compare with Clayton - Fort Drum
Typical rent $1,622
Compare with Clayton - Watertown
Typical rent $967
Compare with Clayton - Sackets Harbor
Typical rent $1,343
Compare with Clayton - Black River
Typical rent $906
Compare with Clayton - West Carthage
Typical rent $985
- Carthage
Typical rent $913
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New York
Bigger places in New York
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.