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Delaware vs Seneca vs Easton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Seneca has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Easton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.4%).
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 | Delaware | Seneca | Easton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,261Lowest |
2,622Highest |
2,317 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±6.3Highest 24% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
49.1±6.7 23% above NY |
| Delaware and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Seneca and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±5.3 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Easton and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Delaware and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
$85,625±$15kLowest about the NY average |
| Delaware and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,300±$17k 46% below NY |
$192,700±$9kLowest 55% below NY |
$242,500±$21kHighest 43% below NY |
| Easton and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$1,128±$123Lowest 30% below NY |
| Seneca and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,989Highest 24% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,911 25% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.4%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
12.4%±17.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Delaware and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
2.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±6.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Delaware and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.