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Candor 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
Candor has the most affordable homes ($135k median).
Seneca has the highest household income ($91k).
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 | Candor | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,051Highest |
2,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±3.3Highest 24% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
| Candor and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Seneca and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±5.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Candor and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $49,036±$4kLowest 43% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,100±$49kLowest 68% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Seneca and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $837±$95Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355Highest 34% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±16.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Candor and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.8%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Candor 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 | #453 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CANDOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CANDOR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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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.