Compare towns
Broadalbin vs Parma vs Kiantone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Broadalbin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Parma has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Kiantone has the most kids (33.7% under 18).
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 | Broadalbin | Parma | Kiantone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,819Lowest |
16,111Highest |
1,865 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7% NY: +4.2% |
+3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.3±5Lowest 6% below NY |
40.4±3.3Highest about the NY average |
38.2±9.6 4% below NY |
| Parma and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.7%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Kiantone and Broadalbin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Parma and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.1% NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.5Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Broadalbin and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,557±$11kHighest 25% above NY |
$93,558±$8k 9% above NY |
$81,000±$17kLowest 6% below NY |
| Broadalbin and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,300±$15k 61% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$163,800±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $992±$274 39% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$950±$666Lowest 41% below NY |
| Parma and Broadalbin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,809 42% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$3,461Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±31.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2 NY: 52.1% |
58.1%±36.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Kiantone 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% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Parma and Broadalbin 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 | #134 of 484 in NY | #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.