2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Clayton, NC vs East Islip, NY

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Is it cheaper to live in East Islip or is it cheaper to live in Clayton?
- East Islip is 58.7% more expensive than Clayton.

Which city has more affordable housing, East Islip or Clayton?
- East Islip housing costs are 81.0% more expensive than Clayton housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Clayton or is Health Care more affordable in East Islip.
- Health related expenses are 26.8% more in East Islip.
 Clayton, NCEast Islip, NYUnited States
 Overall  Unlock147.1100
 Food & Groceries97.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock125.2100
 Housing96.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$528,900$338,100
 Utilities105  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock114.7100
 Miscellaneous94.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

For many reasons, North Carolina is a great place to call home! The weather is tough to beat. We enjoy four seasons, Summer is a little hot for some but allows a long  More

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I cannot believe how "hyped up" the Raleighm NC area is. It is a strange combination of transplans from New York, New England and New Jersey mixed with local Raleigh  More

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Over 15 years ago

good  More

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Reviews for East Islip    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Living on the South Shore of Long Island we are the first -in line to get hit with the hurricanes etc that our fall weather is notorious for. On avg I would say there  More

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Over 12 years ago

Living on the South Shore of Long Island we are the first -in line to get hit with the hurricanes etc that our fall weather is notorious for. On avg I would say there  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice place to live good schools friendly neighborhood lots to do and  More

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