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Ilion vs Seneca Falls

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ilion has the most people working from home (7.8%).
Seneca Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).

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.

MeasureIlionSeneca Falls
People
Population
7,593Lowest
8,982Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.1%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-0.1%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
44.9±3.4Lowest
13% above NY
46.4±1.8Highest
17% above NY
Seneca Falls and Ilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.8%±4.9Highest
NY: 20.5%
16.4%±2.2Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Ilion and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.4%±4Highest
NY: 17.9%
20.6%±2.6Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Ilion and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
28.3%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±1.1Lowest
NY: 7%
6.1%±2.3Highest
NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$62,843±$16kHighest
27% below NY
$62,487±$11kLowest
27% below NY
Ilion and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$108,700±$16kLowest
74% below NY
$137,100±$20kHighest
68% below NY
Seneca Falls and Ilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$694±$228Lowest
57% below NY
$955±$49Highest
41% below NY
Seneca Falls and Ilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,958Lowest
55% below NY
$3,383Highest
49% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.9%±15Highest
NY: 52.1%
43.2%±10.2Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Ilion and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.5%Lowest
NY: 14%
15.9%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
66.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
64%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
21 yrs older than NY
1956Highest
3 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
20 minHighest
39% below NY
17 minLowest
47% below NY
Work from home
7.8%±4.3Highest
NY: 14.9%
4.5%±2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Ilion and Seneca Falls 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 — #163 of 484 in NY
School district — SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — MYNDERSE ACADEMY
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.8
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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.