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Leon 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
Leon has the most kids (42.2% under 18).
Seneca has the most expensive homes ($193k median).
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 | Leon | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,459Lowest |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.4±5.3Lowest 34% below NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 42.2%±15Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 10.5%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Seneca and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,048±$11kLowest 35% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$23kLowest 76% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $960±$282Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,259Highest 50% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Seneca and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.8%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 7% above NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.2%±10.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Leon and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.