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Burke 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
Burke has the most kids (28.9% under 18).
Seneca has the most expensive homes ($193k median).
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 | Burke | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,284Lowest |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.3±5.3Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Seneca and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 28.9%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 13.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Burke and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,750±$8kLowest 26% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Seneca and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $866±$31Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,199Lowest 67% below NY |
$2,810Highest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.2%±35.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 18.5%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.