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Chenango Bridge vs Ogden 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

Chenango Bridge has the most affordable homes ($168k median).
Ogden has the most people working from home (13.9%).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).

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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.

MeasureChenango BridgeOgdenParma
People
Population
3,116Lowest
20,208Highest
16,111
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+2.1%
NY: +4.2%
+3.7%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
35.9±4.8Lowest
10% below NY
39.9±2.3
about the NY average
40.4±3.3Highest
about the NY average
Parma and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.3%±6.7Highest
NY: 20.5%
22.8%±2.7Lowest
NY: 20.5%
25.6%±3.3
NY: 20.5%
Chenango Bridge and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.5%±3.9Highest
NY: 17.9%
17.1%±2.3Lowest
NY: 17.9%
18.3%±2.1
NY: 17.9%
Chenango Bridge and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38.6%Highest
NY: 40.2%
38%
NY: 40.2%
35.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±1.7Lowest
NY: 7%
6%±1.3Highest
NY: 7%
4.3%±1.2
NY: 7%
Ogden and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$96,250±$27kHighest
12% above NY
$91,563±$7kLowest
7% above NY
$93,558±$8k
9% above NY
Chenango Bridge and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$168,200±$15kLowest
60% below NY
$235,200±$13kHighest
45% below NY
$220,000±$15k
48% below NY
Ogden and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,134±$122Lowest
30% below NY
$1,233±$75Highest
24% below NY
$1,216±$111
25% below NY
Ogden and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,661Lowest
44% below NY
$6,496Highest
about the NY average
$5,549
16% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
73.2%±100Highest
NY: 52.1%
44.5%±7.9Lowest
NY: 52.1%
49.8%±15.2
NY: 52.1%
Chenango Bridge and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.6%Lowest
NY: 14%
7.5%
NY: 14%
8.1%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.4%Highest
NY: 54.3%
75.3%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
82.3%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1959Lowest
same as NY
1978Highest
19 yrs newer than NY
1976
17 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minHighest
28% below NY
20 minLowest
40% below NY
22 min
32% below NY
Work from home
11.2%±7.8
NY: 14.9%
13.9%±2.3Highest
NY: 14.9%
10.3%±2.2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Ogden and Chenango Bridge 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 — #170 of 484 in NY #88 of 484 in NY
School district — SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL HILTON HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.0Lowest
11.9Highest
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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.