Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Seneca Falls ranks 608th of 745 in New York, with a C− overall. That leaves it better than 22% of U.S. towns. Its lowest grade is for schools (C−): its public schools trail 79% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $208K, 3.1 years of the Seneca Falls area’s $68K median household income. Where it does best is walkability: it is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. This New York town is home to Northeast College of Health Sciences. Its National Register listings include Elizabeth Cady Stanton House and Amelia Bloomer House. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 9 places on the National Register.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Seneca Falls beats most towns.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 2,602 in 1830, 9,027 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1843 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Seneca Falls is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Seneca Falls, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Seneca Falls.
Seneca Falls is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Waterloo and other neighbors, but it has seen reported crime rise by a fifth or more.
Home values are up 6% over the year to September 2026. In Seneca Falls, the typical rent is $955 a month, below both the New York town median ($1,103 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Seneca Falls: 64% of households live in a home they own.
| Seneca Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $955 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Seneca Falls Central School District runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Mynderse Academy, with 350 students. Of its 5 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 272 | C+ |
| Mynderse AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 350 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
In Seneca Falls, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. 17 miles of trail wind through 10 parks and preserves. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, at 980 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Seneca Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge | 1.7 mi | 980 |
| 2. Cayuga Lake State Park | 1.1 mi | 131 |
| 3. Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area | — | 84 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes rose from 155 to 198 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
For Seneca Falls, the level of property crime is 20.4 per 1,000 residents. Seneca Falls’ violent crime rate is 1.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Seneca Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The midsummer high for Seneca Falls comes to 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Seneca Falls has about as many jobs (3,572) as working residents, but only 730 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 17.4 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
The middle household income in Seneca Falls is $62,000. This New York town had 3,572 jobs in 2023, up 222 from 2013. Among residents in the town, 16% live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles.
| Seneca Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 4.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Households in Seneca Falls have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. On expected storm and flood damage, Seneca Falls sits below 61% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 22 claims in the town since 1979. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 83% come from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,520 U.S. towns with household incomes like Seneca Falls’s, it is healthier than 70%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in Seneca Falls, the share who get no exercise outside work is 28%. Against the New York average, Seneca Falls comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. Two figures for adults in the town: 15% report frequent physical distress, 15% smoke cigarettes.
| Seneca Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Seneca Falls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Seneca Falls. Close and well known come first.
18 mi LakeSeneca Lake
16 mi LakeCayuga Lake
34 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
23 mi MountainCumorah
32 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
37 mi State parkWatkins Glen State ParkSeneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Seneca Falls
About 6 of every 100 Seneca Falls residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
9 places in Seneca Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Seneca Falls.
Town in New York, United States
Seneca Falls is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 9,027 at the 2020 census. The Town of Seneca Falls contains the former village also called Seneca Falls. The town is east of Geneva, New York, in the northern part of the Finger Lakes District. Seneca Falls is a historic location along a branch of the Erie Canal and is often association with women's rights in the United States due to the 1848 Seneca Falls convention, which produced the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments. This event was looked back upon by women's rights activists in the later 19th and early 20th centuries as a "birth" or "beginning" of women's rights in the United States. Modern historian…
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7 towns share a border with Seneca Falls.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Falls | #608 | C− | B | C | C− | B− |
| Fayette | #625 | C− | C | — | C− | B− |
| Waterloo | #659 | D | B− | — | D | B− |
| Aurelius | #266 | B+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Tyre | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waterloo | #666 | D | B− | — | D | C+ |
| Springport | — | — | B | — | B | B+ |
| Cayuga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Springport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fayette, Waterloo, Aurelius, Waterloo and Springport report no FBI crime data of their own. Tyre and Cayuga aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Seneca Falls with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Seneca Falls grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #608 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health, C for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
12 notable people were born here, including Augusta Foote Arnold and Ezra Sutton.
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