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Seneca vs Afton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Afton has the most affordable homes ($126k median).
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 | Seneca | Afton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,622Lowest |
2,733Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
47.6±6.3Highest 20% above NY |
| Afton and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
22%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Seneca and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
$51,736±$13kLowest 40% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$125,700±$23kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$826±$212Lowest 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,395Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66%±45.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Afton and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1952Highest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #418 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 6.7 |
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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.