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Coventry vs Seneca vs Oxford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most renters (17% rent).
Seneca has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
Oxford has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Coventry | Seneca | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
2,622 |
3,546Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
51.2±5.9 29% above NY |
| Coventry and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Seneca and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.9%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Oxford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Seneca and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,281±$12k 26% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
$61,168±$11kLowest 29% below NY |
| Seneca and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25k 69% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$119,400±$25kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219 37% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$913±$113Lowest 44% below NY |
| Seneca and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,833Highest 57% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
$2,616Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.1%±6.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 15% NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Coventry 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 | — | — | #445 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | OXFORD ACADEMY AND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | OXFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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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.