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Tyre vs Seneca Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tyre has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
Seneca Falls has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Tyre | Seneca Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
8,982Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±4.4Lowest 12% above NY |
46.4±1.8Highest 17% above NY |
| Seneca Falls and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Tyre and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Seneca Falls and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$14kHighest 27% below NY |
$62,487±$11kLowest 27% below NY |
| Tyre and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,900±$36kHighest 62% below NY |
$137,100±$20kLowest 68% below NY |
| Tyre and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $870±$153Lowest 46% below NY |
$955±$49Highest 41% below NY |
| Seneca Falls and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,352Lowest 64% below NY |
$3,383Highest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±31.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.2%±10.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Tyre and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
17 minLowest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.6%±2.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Tyre and Seneca Falls 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 | — | #163 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | MYNDERSE ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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| 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.