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Seneca vs Wilna
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%).
Wilna has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Wilna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,622Lowest |
5,677Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
29.1±5.2Lowest 27% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31.3%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.2%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6.2%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wilna 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 |
$60,213±$11kLowest 30% below NY |
| Seneca and Wilna 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 |
$137,400±$19kLowest 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$946±$47Lowest 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810Highest 57% below NY |
$2,747Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±10.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wilna 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% |
19.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1952Highest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #482 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CARTHAGE 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.