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Avon vs Parma vs Springville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Springville has the most renters (40.6% rent).
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 | Avon | Parma | Springville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,417Lowest |
16,111Highest |
4,190 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±4.1Lowest about the NY average |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
41.1±4.3Highest 3% above NY |
| Springville and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
25.7%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Springville and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Avon and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,771±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
$71,996±$21k 16% below NY |
| Parma and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,200±$14kLowest 57% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$195,300±$16k 54% below NY |
| Parma and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $898±$241 45% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$710±$82Lowest 56% below NY |
| Parma and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,356 19% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$4,028Lowest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±20.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2 NY: 52.1% |
65.9%±22.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Springville and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.4% NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1954 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 5%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Parma and Springville 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 | — | #88 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.