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Seneca vs Augusta vs Sardinia
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 highest household income ($91k).
Augusta has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
Sardinia has the most expensive homes ($219k 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 | Augusta | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622 |
1,851Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
43.9±3.3 10% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
| Seneca and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Sardinia 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% |
17.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Augusta 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 |
$57,852±$10kLowest 33% below NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
| Seneca and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
$147,200±$33kLowest 65% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Sardinia and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$806±$209Lowest 50% below NY |
$855±$83 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810 57% below NY |
$3,062Highest 53% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
53.2%±17.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.7%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 19% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±7.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Augusta and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.