Compare towns
Oswego 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
Oswego has the most renters (49.8% rent).
Scriba has the oldest population (median age 46.3).
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 | Oswego | Scriba | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,033Highest |
6,603 |
2,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.7±1.6Lowest 10% below NY |
46.3±3.1Highest 16% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| Scriba and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Oswego and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
18%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Oswego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.5% NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,172±$4kLowest 38% 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 | $120,600±$7kLowest 72% below NY |
$158,700±$10k 63% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,109±$72 32% below NY |
$980±$67Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Oswego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,362 49% below NY |
$3,649Highest 45% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.4%±7.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Oswego and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.6%Highest NY: 14% |
10.3% NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5% NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1945 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
21 min 34% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Oswego 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 | #285 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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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.