Compare towns
Au Sable vs Chenango vs Parma
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Au Sable has the most affordable homes ($133k median).
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Au Sable | Chenango | Parma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,156Lowest |
10,787 |
16,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.4±8Highest 14% above NY |
41±2.8 3% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Au Sable and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±7.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.2% NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,069±$36kHighest 11% above NY |
$86,646±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$93,558±$8k 9% above NY |
| Au Sable and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,000±$43kLowest 69% below NY |
$172,000±$9k 59% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$328 34% below NY |
$1,038±$97Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
| Parma and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,242Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,700 44% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±23 NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Parma and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.4%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #248 of 484 in NY | #233 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
11.1Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.