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Johnson City 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
Johnson City has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Seneca has the most homeowners (91.6%).
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 | Johnson City | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 14,940Highest |
2,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.4Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Seneca and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Seneca and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Johnson City and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,283±$4kLowest 35% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,100±$4kLowest 72% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,031±$66Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,982Highest 40% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.8%±10.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Highest 10 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 49% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.