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Amboy vs Seneca vs Wethersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amboy has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Amboy | Seneca | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,286 |
2,622Highest |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±10.2Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Amboy and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.8%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,234±$17kLowest 24% below NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,800±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $944±$65 42% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$916±$126Lowest 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,243Highest 51% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±36Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Amboy and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 4% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.