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Cato vs Seneca vs Brutus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cato has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Seneca has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
Brutus has the most renters (25.8% rent).
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 | Cato | Seneca | Brutus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,542Lowest |
2,622 |
4,269Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.7±4Highest 22% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
43.6±3.5Lowest 10% above NY |
| Cato and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Seneca and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Cato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
26.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Cato and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,760±$11k 7% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
$77,031±$10kLowest 10% below NY |
| Seneca and Cato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,600±$6k 60% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$154,900±$14kLowest 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$425Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$1,114±$122 31% below NY |
| Seneca and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005 54% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,294Highest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±23.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±25.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brutus and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 30% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.2%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Cato and Seneca 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 | — | — | #313 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.2 |
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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.