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Canastota 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
Canastota has the most affordable homes ($145k median).
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 | Canastota | Parma |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,487Lowest |
16,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±2.4Highest 10% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Canastota and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Canastota and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Parma and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,015±$13kLowest 14% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
| Parma and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,800±$14kLowest 66% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $930±$88Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,364Lowest 34% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±9.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Parma and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 28% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Parma and Canastota 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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| Old photos in History | 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.