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Lenox vs Scriba 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
Lenox has the most renters (22.8% rent).
Scriba has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Lenox | Scriba | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
6,603 |
2,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2 13% above NY |
46.3±3.1Highest 16% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
| Scriba and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
18%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Lenox and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,900±$8kLowest 12% below NY |
$92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
| Scriba and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9k 62% below NY |
$158,700±$10kLowest 63% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83Lowest 42% below NY |
$980±$67 40% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184Highest 36% below NY |
$3,649 45% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4 NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Scriba and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest NY: 14% |
10.3% NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5% NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Lenox 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 | #412 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6 |
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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.