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Bainbridge vs Seneca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bainbridge has the most affordable homes ($151k median).
Seneca has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
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 | Bainbridge | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,017Highest |
2,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.6Highest 21% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
| Bainbridge and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Bainbridge and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,391±$8kLowest 30% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,500±$32kLowest 64% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $767±$237Lowest 53% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,712Highest 44% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bainbridge and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #332 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.