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Cheektowaga vs West Seneca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cheektowaga has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
West Seneca has the most expensive homes ($233k 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 | Cheektowaga | West Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 88,989Highest |
45,303Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.5±1.1Lowest about the NY average |
43.5±1.3Highest 9% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Cheektowaga and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| West Seneca and Cheektowaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,239±$2kLowest 19% below NY |
$79,709±$4kHighest 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,000±$4kLowest 56% below NY |
$232,800±$6kHighest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$20Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,106±$39Highest 32% below NY |
| West Seneca and Cheektowaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,578Lowest 30% below NY |
$5,199Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±4.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.5%±5.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cheektowaga and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 37% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.4%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Cheektowaga and West 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 | #315 of 484 in NY | #201 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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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.