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Waterloo vs Cairo 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
Waterloo has the most people working from home (13.2%).
Cairo has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Seneca Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).
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 | Waterloo | Cairo | Seneca Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,605Lowest |
6,700 |
8,982Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4% NY: +4.2% |
-0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.5Highest 28% above NY |
44.2±4.2Lowest 11% above NY |
46.4±1.8 17% above NY |
| Waterloo and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Cairo and Waterloo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Waterloo and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.5 NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Seneca Falls and Waterloo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,642±$9kLowest 40% below NY |
$79,643±$22kHighest 7% below NY |
$62,487±$11k 27% below NY |
| Cairo and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $114,300±$7kLowest 73% below NY |
$263,400±$18kHighest 38% below NY |
$137,100±$20k 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $927±$49Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,015±$305Highest 37% below NY |
$955±$49 41% below NY |
| Cairo and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,772 43% below NY |
$4,246Highest 35% below NY |
$3,383Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.6%±13.9 NY: 52.1% |
45.1%±16.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.2%±10.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cairo and Waterloo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% NY: 14% |
10.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.7% NY: 54.3% |
75.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 35% below NY |
29 minHighest 13% below NY |
17 minLowest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±7.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Waterloo and Cairo 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 | — | #461 of 484 in NY | #163 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | MYNDERSE ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.