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Seneca vs Boonville vs Sheldon
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).
Boonville has the most renters (46.7% rent).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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 | Boonville | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622Highest |
1,880Lowest |
2,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.5% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
42.8±6.1Lowest 8% above NY |
48.9±7.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Sheldon 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% |
21.2%±7.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Boonville and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
20.9%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Seneca 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% |
15.6% NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Seneca 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 |
$51,316±$15kLowest 40% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
| Seneca and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$177,700±$43k 58% below NY |
$175,900±$14kLowest 58% below NY |
| Seneca and Boonville 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 |
$589±$101Lowest 64% below NY |
$818±$84 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810 57% below NY |
$2,500Lowest 62% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.9%±2 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Boonville 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% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Boonville and Seneca 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 | — | #204 of 484 in NY | — |
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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.