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Seneca vs Le Ray
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 homeowners (91.6%).
Le Ray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.4%).
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 | Le Ray |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,622Lowest |
25,266Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+17.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
24.7±0.7Lowest 38% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.5%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
3.1%±0.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
10.5%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
$63,073±$6kLowest 27% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$185,600±$19kLowest 56% below NY |
| Seneca and Le Ray 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 |
$1,473±$41Lowest 9% below NY |
| Seneca and Le Ray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$2,953Highest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±9.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
13%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1999Highest 40 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
13 minLowest 59% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Le Ray 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 | — | #375 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.