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Brookfield vs Seneca vs Sardinia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($153k median).
Seneca has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Sardinia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
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 | Brookfield | Seneca | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Lowest |
2,622 |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
| Seneca and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
| Seneca and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Sardinia and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75 39% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197Highest 51% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
30 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield and Seneca 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.