Fab towns / Syracuse & Clay

Micron is building in Clay, New York

Up to four fabs on a 20-year schedule. The first is targeted around 2030. Here is what that means if you are thinking of moving.

Syracuse & Clay, NYMicron · up to 4 fabs
Fab status
Building
Typical home price
$262K to $375K
Rent
$1,320 to $1,900
Property or income tax
About 2.3% to 2.6% effective
Weather
About 128 in. of snow a year
Way into a fab job
OCC Semiconductor Technician

Last checked October 29, 2026. Compare with other towns › Micron Clay: jobs, fabs and housing ›

Pin: Micron site, White Pine Commerce Park, Clay NY

$66BPlanned in New York, up to
3Fabs planned
5,953Fab jobs expected at full build
2030First fab targeted

The fab clock

Drag the slider to see where Micron’s published targets put each year.

YEAR
2026
SITE WORK AND BUILD
Announced
Site work and build
Fab 1 ramps
Campus fills
2022Micron announces up to $100 billion in Clay, over 20-plus years.
2026Groundbreaking on January 16. First concrete pour completed.
2030First fab expected to start operating.
2041Full four-fab campus expected.
2045About 9,000 permanent fab employees expected.

Targets as published by Micron and local reporting. Schedules for new fabs often slip.

Guides

Timeline

What has happened, what is promised, and the sources.

How to get a fab job

Programs, openings and what we could not confirm.

Where to live

Towns near the site, with the catches.

What housing costs

Four sources, four answers, one chart.

12 more planned

Schools, snow, taxes, daycare, spouse jobs, first 30 days and more.