Compare towns
Coventry vs Parma 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).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Greene has the most renters (26.8% rent).
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 | Parma | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
16,111Highest |
5,161 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
40.4±3.3 about the NY average |
40±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Greene 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% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Greene 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% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1 NY: 7% |
| Parma 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 |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
$73,481±$10k 15% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25kLowest 69% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$176,800±$13k 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219 37% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$810±$61Lowest 50% below NY |
| Parma and Coventry 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 |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$4,091 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.2%±9.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Parma 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% |
82.3% NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
10.7%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Greene 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 | — | #88 of 484 in NY | #319 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Lowest |
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.