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43.12° N · 76.29° W · GEOID 3666366

Seneca Knolls

Onondaga County, New York · part of the Syracuse, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Seneca Knolls is home to 2,001 people. Median household income is $59,750 a year and median rent is $1,108 a month, 22.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $146,000, about 2.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,108
19% below the median place
Median household income
$59,750
26% below the median place
Median home value
$146,000
54% below the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
6% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Seneca Knolls

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 1.7% a year while rent rose -6.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 50 years old, older than in 92% of places its size.
  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 89% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 86% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1958, older housing than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Seneca Knolls

Onondaga County loses about 6.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in11,905
Moved out14,268
Net−2,363

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Onondaga County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Onondaga County report $63,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$44,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,108 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,321 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $146,000.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 13.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Blakely, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-6.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
2.6%
30% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$63,437
10% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSeneca KnollsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.0%4% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.6%30% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-6.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$63,43710% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,5690% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 2.2%, 138% above the median place.

Seneca Knolls22.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$44,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.3%
9% above the median place
Home price to income
2.4x
36% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$47,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Seneca Knolls, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Chillicothe, IL16.3% vs 22.3%n/aCompare
Natrona Heights, PA16.1% vs 22.3%n/aCompare
Grove, OK18.8% vs 22.3%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
2.2%
138% above the median place
Homeownership1
89.3%
35% above the median place
Median home value1
$146,000
54% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSeneca KnollsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,10819% below
Rent to income122.3%9% above
Property tax rate12.2%138% above
Home price to income12.4x36% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.75% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4938% below
HUD area median income4County figure$106,8000% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,1613% below
Median home value1$146,00054% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure7.5%135% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure67.3%31% above
Homeownership189.3%35% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure50.3%1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,32129% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.7%5% below
Median year built119581% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$59,750
26% below the median place
Poverty rate1
13.1%
22% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSeneca KnollsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$59,75026% below
Income per person1$36,9778% below
Unemployment1County figure5.2%6% above
Average annual pay6County figure$73,30911% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.6%51% above
Jobs6County figure250,25166% above
Poverty rate113.1%22% above
Mean commute1County figure20 min19% below
Works from home1County figure13.1%5% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 50.0, 28% above the median place.

Median age1
50.0
28% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
13% below the median place
High school or higher1
96.0%
4% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureSeneca KnollsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0016646th largest
Median age150.028% above
Bachelor's or higher126.9%16% below
High school or higher196.0%4% above
Household size12.213% below
Born abroad1County figure7.9%11% below
No health insurance1County figure3.3%48% below
Homes with broadband195.6%4% above
05

Life in Seneca Knolls

186 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents10.0 −2%
Playgrounds per 10k10.0 +6%
Grocery stores per 10k5.0 2.4×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.0 −55%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.3 +7%
Shops32.0 +6%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.8 +17%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.4 −14%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
122
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher11
12.2
21% below the median place
Public school students11
67,044
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSeneca KnollsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure122above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure67,044above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure12.221% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k8County figure32.06% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure17.414% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k910.02% below
Playgrounds per 10k910.06% above
Grocery stores per 10k95.0136% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k95.055% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure186above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 81°F, 7% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Seneca Knolls. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
81°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature12
47°F
14% below the median place
Median air quality index14
36
16% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSeneca KnollsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure81°F7% below
January average low12County figure15°F40% below
Average temperature12County figure47°F14% below
Annual precipitation12County figure42.7 in3% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure91.31% below
Hurricane risk13County figure77.29% above
Tornado risk13County figure87.37% above
Wildfire risk13County figure46.324% below
Heat wave risk13County figure82.48% below
Median air quality index14County figure3616% below
Good air days14County figure83.2%21% above
08

Seneca Knolls in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, down from 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$771/mo (2024)$930/mo$760 to $1,130/mo+3.1%
Median household income$59,750 (2024)$75,000$63,500 to $88,500+3.8%
Median home value$146,000 (2024)$210,000$152,000 to $289,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 2.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Seneca Knolls

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Blakely, PA$1,063$55,855Compare
Exeter, PA$981$57,639Compare
Richmond Heights, OH$961$60,833Compare
Portage Lakes, OH$1,162$64,375Compare
Portage Lakes, OHRichmond Heights, OHExeter, PABlakely, PASeneca Knolls, NYSeneca KnollsBlakelyExeterRichmond HeightsSeneca KnollsBlakelyRichmond Heights

Common questions

Is Seneca Knolls a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 1.7% a year while rent rose -6.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 50 years old, older than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 61 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Seneca Knolls expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $146,000.

What salary do you need to live in Seneca Knolls?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Seneca Knolls?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Blakely, PA, Exeter, PA, Richmond Heights, OH and Portage Lakes, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Seneca Knolls with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Seneca Knolls itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/seneca-knolls-new-york

Citytistics. “Seneca Knolls, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/seneca-knolls-new-york/

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