Compare towns
Coventry vs Palmyra vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Palmyra has the most renters (29.4% rent).
Greene has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Coventry | Palmyra | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
7,354Highest |
5,161 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.2% NY: +4.2% |
-5.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
40.8±2.6 about the NY average |
40±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Greene and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.6% NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1 NY: 7% |
| Palmyra and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,281±$12kLowest 26% below NY |
$67,113±$7k 22% below NY |
$73,481±$10kHighest 15% below NY |
| Greene and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25kLowest 69% below NY |
$152,200±$12k 64% below NY |
$176,800±$13kHighest 58% below NY |
| Greene and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219Highest 37% below NY |
$941±$51 42% below NY |
$810±$61Lowest 50% below NY |
| Coventry and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,833Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,938 40% below NY |
$4,091Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.8%±15.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.2%±9.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Palmyra and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
25 min 24% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.3%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
10.7%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Greene and Palmyra 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 | — | #55 of 484 in NY | #319 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | PALMYRA-MACEDON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.