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Seneca vs Gowanda
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%).
Gowanda has the most kids (30.2% under 18).
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 | Gowanda |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,622Lowest |
2,683Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
37.6±6.2Lowest 6% below NY |
| Seneca and Gowanda 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% |
30.2%±9.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Gowanda and Seneca 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% |
18.5%±5.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Gowanda 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% |
10.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Seneca and Gowanda 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 |
$51,828±$2kLowest 40% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$96,400±$13kLowest 77% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$753±$51Lowest 54% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810Highest 57% below NY |
$2,663Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.4%±14.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Highest 14 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.