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Oneida 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 people working from home (8%).
Seneca Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).

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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.

MeasureOneidaSeneca Falls
People
Population
10,171Highest
8,982Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-9.3%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-0.1%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
47±2.4Highest
18% above NY
46.4±1.8Lowest
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%±2.4Highest
NY: 20.5%
16.4%±2.2Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Oneida and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±2.8Highest
NY: 17.9%
20.6%±2.6Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Oneida and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.3%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
28.3%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.5%±1.2Lowest
NY: 7%
6.1%±2.3Highest
NY: 7%
Seneca Falls and Oneida 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
$62,487±$11kHighest
27% below NY
Seneca Falls and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$160,100±$9kHighest
62% below NY
$137,100±$20kLowest
68% below NY
Oneida and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$903±$77Lowest
44% 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
$3,778Highest
43% below NY
$3,383Lowest
49% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.2%±10.8Highest
NY: 52.1%
43.2%±10.2Lowest
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%Lowest
NY: 14%
15.9%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
61.9%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
64%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
13 yrs older than NY
1956Highest
3 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minHighest
41% below NY
17 minLowest
47% below NY
Work from home
8%±1.5Highest
NY: 14.9%
4.5%±2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Oneida and Seneca Falls 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 #106 of 484 in NY #163 of 484 in NY
School district ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MYNDERSE ACADEMY
Students per teacherat that high school
11.4Highest
9.8Lowest
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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.