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Clarkson vs Williamson 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
Clarkson has the most renters (33.4% rent).
Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Clarkson | Williamson | Parma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,810Lowest |
6,823 |
16,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% NY: +4.2% |
-1.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.7Highest 7% above NY |
40.9±4.2 about the NY average |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Clarkson and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Williamson and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.2% NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Williamson and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,286±$15kLowest 3% below NY |
$90,515±$14k 5% above NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
| Parma and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,000±$24k 51% below NY |
$192,700±$18kLowest 55% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
| Parma and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,084±$99 33% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
| Parma and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,146Lowest 22% below NY |
$5,172 21% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.8%±17.3 NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Parma and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 29 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Williamson and Parma 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 | — | #221 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.3Lowest |
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.