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Geddes 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
Geddes has the most affordable homes ($182k median).
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 | Geddes | Parma |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 16,831Highest |
16,111Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.3Highest 6% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Geddes and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Geddes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Geddes and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Parma and Geddes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,839±$7kLowest 11% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,400±$6kLowest 57% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $965±$67Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,421Lowest 18% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.2%±7.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Parma and Geddes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 42% below NY |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Geddes 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 | #327 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.