Seneca KnollsNY
The town has 2,001 residents and lies in New York.
Is Seneca Knolls a good place to live?
11% of residents are under 18 in Seneca Knolls, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Seneca Knolls. We don’t grade Seneca Knolls yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Seneca Knolls for work
Where Seneca Knolls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
JMA Wireless Dome and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Seneca Knolls. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
5 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
37 mi LakeCayuga Lake
7 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
17 mi State parkGreen Lakes State ParkPhoto credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Seneca Knolls: who provides what
Seneca Knolls is unincorporated, so Onondaga County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Seneca Knolls.
Most of Seneca Knolls’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
In Seneca Knolls, 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Seneca Knolls’ average trip to work stands at 31 minutes. The top destinations are Syracuse (27%), DeWitt (10%) and Clay (9%).
| Seneca Knolls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Seneca Knolls
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 79 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Seneca Knolls is
Against the New York average, Seneca Knolls comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. For adults locally, the share who had a checkup this year is 83%. 38% of adults locally have high blood pressure; 38% have obesity.
| Seneca Knolls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Seneca Knolls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Seneca Knolls, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Seneca Knolls sits below nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Nearly four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 5%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Seneca Knolls sell for about $273K
Among households in Seneca Knolls, 89% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Seneca Knolls
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Seneca Knolls
About 3 of every 100 Seneca Knolls residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Seneca Knolls
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Seneca Knolls is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seneca Knolls had a population of 1,992. Seneca Knolls is in the eastern part of the town of Van Buren.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 407 ft
Seneca Knolls’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Seneca Knolls.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Knolls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Village Green | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Seneca Knolls and Village Green aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Seneca Knolls with a neighbor →
Questions about Seneca Knolls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Seneca Knolls, NY a good place to live?
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