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Oneida vs Hoosick 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
Oneida has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Hoosick has the most people working from home (16.3%).
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.
| Measure | Oneida | Hoosick | Seneca Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,171Highest |
6,671Lowest |
8,982 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
-0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±2.4Highest 18% above NY |
44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
46.4±1.8 17% above NY |
| Oneida and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hoosick and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 NY: 7% |
6.1%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Seneca Falls and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,597±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$63,372±$21kHighest 26% below NY |
$62,487±$11k 27% below NY |
| Hoosick and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,100±$9k 62% below NY |
$177,200±$21kHighest 58% below NY |
$137,100±$20kLowest 68% below NY |
| Hoosick and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$77 44% below NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
$955±$49Highest 41% below NY |
| Seneca Falls and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,778 43% below NY |
$4,071Highest 38% below NY |
$3,383Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.2%±10.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Oneida and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3% NY: 14% |
12.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1954 5 yrs older than NY |
1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 41% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
17 minLowest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5 NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #106 of 484 in NY | #62 of 484 in NY | #163 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | MYNDERSE ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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.