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Utica vs Seneca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Utica has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Seneca has the most homeowners (91.6%).
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 | Utica | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 64,217Highest |
2,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.2±1Lowest 12% below NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$3kLowest 39% below NY |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,300±$6kLowest 64% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $951±$24Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,246Highest 51% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±5Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 27.5%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1940Lowest 19 yrs older than NY |
1945Highest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 40% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Utica 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 | #383 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | THOMAS R PROCTOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.6 |
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| 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.