Clifton Springs vs Shortsville

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton Springs and Shortsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Clifton Springs and Shortsville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clifton Springs has the higher population (2,124 vs 1,806 in Shortsville). Shortsville has the higher median household income ($86,154 vs $62,500 in Clifton Springs). Clifton Springs has the higher median home value ($163,900 vs $129,500 in Shortsville).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton Springs	Shortsville
Population	2,124	1,806
Median age	43.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$86,154
Median home value	$163,900	$129,500
Median gross rent	$699	$873
Housing units	885	712
Homeownership rate	58.4%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton Springs	Shortsville
Population	2,173 → 2,124 (-2.3%)	1,403 → 1,806 (+28.7%)
Median household income	$45,208 → $62,500 (+38.2%)	$68,529 → $86,154 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $163,900 (+44.0%)	$110,200 → $129,500 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $699 (+11.0%)	$696 → $873 (+25.4%)

Clifton Springs

Population

2,1732,124

Median household income

$45,208$62,500

Median home value

$113,800$163,900

Median gross rent

$630$699

Shortsville

Population

1,4031,806

Median household income

$68,529$86,154

Median home value

$110,200$129,500

Median gross rent

$696$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton Springs	Shortsville
Under 5	2.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	21.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	22.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.7%
75 and over	14.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton Springs	Shortsville
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	95.6%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton Springs	Shortsville
No high school diploma	9.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	33.7%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton Springs	Shortsville
Drove alone	82.6%	76.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	16.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton Springs	Shortsville
1-unit, detached	61.6%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	2.4%
20 or more units	15.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Clifton Springs	Shortsville
Poverty rate	15.1%	5.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938