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Seneca vs Jerusalem 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 most affordable homes ($193k median).
Jerusalem has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Sardinia has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Jerusalem | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622Lowest |
4,278Highest |
2,703 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
34±4.4Lowest 15% below NY |
42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
| Seneca and Sardinia 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% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia 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% |
21.3%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1% NY: 40.2% |
45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
21.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
$86,780±$11k about the NY average |
$84,583±$34kLowest about the NY average |
| Seneca and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,700±$9kLowest 55% below NY |
$320,900±$59kHighest 24% below NY |
$218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$870±$116 46% below NY |
$855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810 57% below NY |
$4,523Highest 31% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±43.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Jerusalem 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% |
9% NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
16.9%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Jerusalem 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.