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Greece 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
Greece has the most people working from home (13.2%).
West Seneca has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.8%).
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 | Greece | West Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
45,303Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9Lowest 6% above NY |
43.5±1.3Highest 9% above NY |
| West Seneca and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greece and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Greece and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Greece and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,783±$4kHighest 7% below NY |
$79,709±$4kLowest 7% below NY |
| Greece and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$4kLowest 55% below NY |
$232,800±$6kHighest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30Highest 28% below NY |
$1,106±$39Lowest 32% below NY |
| Greece and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,487Highest 17% below NY |
$5,199Lowest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.5%±5.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Greece and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #398 of 484 in NY | #201 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.