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Gainesville vs Seneca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gainesville has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Gainesville | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,839Lowest |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.7±2.7Highest 20% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
| Gainesville and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Seneca and Gainesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Gainesville and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Gainesville and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,250±$12kLowest 35% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,500±$15kLowest 72% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $738±$435Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Gainesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,256Highest 51% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±18.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Gainesville and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1945Highest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | LETCHWORTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | LETCHWORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.