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Scriba vs Seneca vs Oswego
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scriba has the oldest population (median age 46.3).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Oswego has the most renters (49.8% rent).
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 | Scriba | Seneca | Oswego |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,603 |
2,622Lowest |
17,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±3.1Highest 16% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
35.7±1.6Lowest 10% below NY |
| Scriba and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±2.6Highest 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%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1 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+ | 25.5% NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
10.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
$53,172±$4kLowest 38% below 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 | $158,700±$10k 63% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$120,600±$7kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $980±$67Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$1,109±$72 32% 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 | $3,649Highest 45% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,362 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.4%±7.4Highest 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 | 10.3% NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1945 14 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.6%±2.9 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.