| | Seneca, SC | Cary, NC | United States |
| Overall | 85.6 | 105.8 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 97.0 | 103.2 | 100 |
| Health | 108.9 | 94.8 | 100 |
| Housing | 69.2 | 157.0 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $266,000 | $574,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,250.0% | 9,750.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 69.3 | 86.4 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 87.0 | 110.0 | 100 |
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Reviews for Seneca 
7 Reviews
Our family has now been here for 2 years. There's nothing not to love about this city. Asides from the gorgeous scenery and a college town right up the road, Seneca has More
For one thing, the statistics that this website gives are wrong. Allow me to give you a true sense of what Seneca, SC is like. The people who live here are primarily More
I begged my ex husband to move out west, where I had family, because I needed help with our son who was just starting to show what we now realize were signs of More
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Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last More
I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the More
As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, More
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