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West Seneca vs Cheektowaga
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
West Seneca has the most expensive homes ($233k median).
Cheektowaga has the most affordable homes ($185k 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 | West Seneca | Cheektowaga |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 45,303Lowest |
88,989Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.5±1.3Highest 9% above NY |
39.5±1.1Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.9%±1.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Cheektowaga and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| West Seneca and Cheektowaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
7.5%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,709±$4kHighest 7% below NY |
$69,239±$2kLowest 19% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,800±$6kHighest 45% below NY |
$185,000±$4kLowest 56% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,106±$39Highest 32% below NY |
$1,067±$20Lowest 34% below NY |
| West Seneca and Cheektowaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,199Highest 21% below NY |
$4,578Lowest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±5.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.8%±4.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cheektowaga and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Cheektowaga and West Seneca 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 | #201 of 484 in NY | #315 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.2Lowest |
| 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.