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Chenango vs Syracuse 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 has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Syracuse has the most renters (58.4% rent).
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 | Chenango | Syracuse | Parma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,787Lowest |
146,384Highest |
16,111 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.4% NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8Highest 3% above NY |
31.8±0.4Lowest 20% below NY |
40.4±3.3 about the NY average |
| Chenango and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±0.7Lowest 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+ | 22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±0.6Lowest 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+ | 35.2% NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
16.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$47,819±$2kLowest 44% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
| Parma and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,000±$9k 59% below NY |
$138,400±$5kLowest 67% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,039±$20 36% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700 44% below NY |
$3,210Lowest 51% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.4%±2.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Syracuse and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
28.8%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
41.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12%±1.1 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Syracuse 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 | #233 of 484 in NY | #472 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
13.3Highest |
11.9 |
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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.