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Seneca vs Murray vs Gorham
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).
Murray has the most affordable homes ($124k median).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($263k 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 | Murray | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622Lowest |
4,754Highest |
4,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
48.7±8.8Highest 22% above NY |
| Gorham and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Murray and Gorham 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% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.1%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Gorham 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% NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Gorham 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 |
$65,077±$5k 24% below NY |
$64,874±$8kLowest 25% below NY |
| Seneca and Murray 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 |
$123,800±$14kLowest 71% below NY |
$263,300±$27kHighest 38% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$826±$63Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,165±$208 28% below NY |
| Seneca and Gorham 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 |
$3,907Highest 41% below NY |
$3,497 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
70.6%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Gorham and Murray 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% |
10%Highest NY: 14% |
9.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.3% NY: 54.3% |
79.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1959Highest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #430 of 484 in NY | #246 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) |
| High school in town | — | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Highest |
9.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.