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Dummerston vs Oneida vs Seneca Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Oneida has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Seneca Falls has the most affordable homes ($137k 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 | Dummerston | Oneida | Seneca Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Lowest |
10,171Highest |
8,982 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Lowest 17% above U.S. |
47±2.4Highest 21% above U.S. |
46.4±1.8 19% above U.S. |
| Oneida and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Seneca Falls and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$61,597±$6kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$62,487±$11k 23% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$160,100±$9k 52% below U.S. |
$137,100±$20kLowest 59% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$903±$77Lowest 36% below U.S. |
$955±$49 32% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,778 21% above U.S. |
$3,383Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.2%±10.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.2%±10.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Oneida and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
64% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 21% below U.S. |
19 min 28% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #106 of 484 in NY | #163 of 484 in NY |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | MYNDERSE ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.