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Middlesex 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
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Seneca has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
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 | Middlesex | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,407Lowest |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
| Middlesex and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Seneca and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Seneca and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,750±$21kLowest 12% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Seneca and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$62kHighest 51% below NY |
$192,700±$9kLowest 55% below NY |
| Middlesex and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$672Lowest 13% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,459Highest 47% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±39Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Middlesex and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.