Living in West Seneca

In West Seneca, unemployment is 4.7% (2024).

West Seneca had a population of 45,500 at the end of 2020. West Seneca's unemployment stood at 4.71% at the end of 2024. West Seneca had a foreign population of 1,185 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population45,500people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,982EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,022EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.71%country median 4.6% — 3% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.26µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to West Seneca?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,067 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,022 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official
Recorded property crimes	803 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Is West Seneca a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–49%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–59%

Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 24–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,185 of 45,500 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in West Seneca is 4.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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West Seneca 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,982 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.71 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in West Seneca?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,956of €3,105 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,105
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,067
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,956

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to West Seneca. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in West Seneca. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	428.5 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in West Seneca when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWest Seneca highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457

Houston5,442

San Antonio5,218

Chicago4,012

Dallas4,010

Austin3,709

San Jose3,195

Fort Worth3,158

Phoenix3,125

New York City3,039

Los Angeles2,212

San Diego2,082

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded violent crimes	49 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Mobility and administration

West Seneca's nearest airport was BUF, 11 km away and offered 20 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	20 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	11 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BUF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for West Seneca. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in West Seneca.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 6.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −3.6°C in January to 22°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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20°9°

24°14°

27°17°

26°16°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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102

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in West Seneca is 6.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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West Seneca 6.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.26 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 12.6 · May 19.7 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.8 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 22.4 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 2.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.2 · Feb -7 · Mar -3.1 · Apr 2.5 · May 9.1 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.5 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -3.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.6 · Feb -3.1 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 7.6 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 22 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 11 · Nov 5 · Dec -0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 85 · Feb 63.3 · Mar 73.3 · Apr 85.6 · May 85.7 · Jun 85.5 · Jul 82.1 · Aug 82 · Sep 104.1 · Oct 102.4 · Nov 88.9 · Dec 95.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	14.7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.26 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,033 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	26.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-7.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Syracuse ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±0.7 °C, Markham (Canada) ±0.7 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±0.7 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±0.7 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±0.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 55.4 km² comprised West Seneca at the end of 2025. West Seneca had a population density of 817.9 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	55.39 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	2.62 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,185 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	817.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	45,500 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on West Seneca

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Cheektowaga as a West Seneca alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 9.0% Cheektowaga vs 2.6% West Seneca+242%
Unemployment: 3.7% Cheektowaga vs 4.7% West Seneca−22%
Residents: 76,829 Cheektowaga vs 45,500 West Seneca+69%
Median gross pay, city: €3,444 Cheektowaga vs €3,982 West Seneca−14%
Annual PM2.5: 6.4 µg/m³ Cheektowaga vs 6.3 µg/m³ West Senecasame level

Full comparison More about Cheektowaga

North Bethesda as a West Seneca alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 447 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 2.6% West Seneca+1204%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,982 West Seneca+54%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.7% West Seneca−23%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.3 µg/m³ West Seneca−6%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 45,500 West Seneca+10%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near West Seneca

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Buffalo 7.6 km away

Salary: 2,867 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Cheektowaga 7.6 km away

Rent: 974.7 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,444 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Fort Erie Canada · 11.0 km away

Salary: 3,137 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Eggertsville 12.6 km away

Rent: 818.6 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,857 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in West Seneca?

The unemployment rate is 4.71 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in West Seneca?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.26 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in West Seneca?

The published population is 45,500 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in West Seneca?

1,185 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is West Seneca a good place to live?

West Seneca may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near West Seneca?

Lackawanna, Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Depew, Fort Erie are near West Seneca. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {West Seneca, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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