Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sennett's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B+, 234th among New York's 745 graded towns. Its public schools beat 80% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. Only 46 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors. Sennett's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. Sennett Federated Church and Parsonage is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Sennett beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet Tubman Residential Center | 8–12 | 20 |
| Hillside Childrens Center - Finger Lakes Campus | 3–12 | 43 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Sennett is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,297 in 1830, a low of 1,358 in 1920, 3,595 in 2010. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and 5 maps from 1899 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sennett. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
29 mi LakeSeneca Lake
22 mi LakeCayuga Lake
17 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
36 mi MountainCumorah
30 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State ParkJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sennett, 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 Sennett.
Sennett gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Auburn and other neighbors, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
At 2 of 100, Sennett’s FEMA risk score is where New York’s towns sit at 31 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sennett since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the New York State Office Of Children And Family Services school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Tubman Residential CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 20 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The Skaneateles weather station, 5 miles away, records that 106 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Sennett has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 81°F, Sennett’s July high is near the New York town median (81°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (18% statewide). The median age in Sennett is 47.6 years. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Sennett | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.6 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.8 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Sennett | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.6% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
3.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Sennett’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Sennett | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Sennett has about as many jobs (1,435) as working residents, but only 76 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 20.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Sennett for work: only 5% work in town. 5.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Sennett. The top destinations are Auburn (22%), Syracuse (9%) and Skaneateles (8%).
| Sennett | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 8,351 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sennett’s, it is less healthy than 82%, so it trails even them.
Sennett beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 15% of Sennett adults report frequent physical distress.
| Sennett | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Sennett | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sennett
About 2 of every 100 Sennett residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Sennett is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 3,595 at the 2010 census. The town is named after a public official and early settler, Daniel Sennett. The town is on the eastern county line of Cayuga County and borders Auburn.
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6 towns share a border with Sennett.
Elbridge next door grades lower for schools (B− to Sennett’s A−) and higher for cost of living (A− to C+).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennett | #234 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Auburn | #713 | D | C+ | C | D | C− |
| Skaneateles | #109 | A | C− | — | A | A− |
| Throop | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Brutus | #415 | B− | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Owasco | #689 | D | C− | — | C | C+ |
| Elbridge | #196 | A− | A− | — | B− | B |
Throop has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sennett, Skaneateles, Throop, Brutus, Owasco and Elbridge report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sennett with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sennett grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #234 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools.
The typical home is worth about $279,000, 47% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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