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Wethersfield vs Constable 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
Wethersfield has the most renters (19.9% rent).
Constable has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Wethersfield | Constable | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 815Lowest |
1,501 |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
39.7±5.2Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Constable and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3% NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$62,169±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
$119,200±$19kLowest 72% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126 43% below NY |
$759±$172Lowest 53% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,787 58% below NY |
$2,177Lowest 67% below NY |
$2,810Highest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
40.8%±34.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Constable and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NY: 14% |
15.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.8% NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.