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Greece vs Cheektowaga 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
Greece has the most people working from home (13.2%).
Cheektowaga has the most affordable homes ($185k 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 | Greece | Cheektowaga | Parma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
88,989 |
16,111Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.9% NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9Highest 6% above NY |
39.5±1.1Lowest about the NY average |
40.4±3.3 about the NY average |
| Greece and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
18.9%±1.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±1.1 NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Greece and Cheektowaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% NY: 40.2% |
28.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7 NY: 7% |
7.5%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,783±$4k 7% below NY |
$69,239±$2kLowest 19% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$4k 55% below NY |
$185,000±$4kLowest 56% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30 28% below NY |
$1,067±$20Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
| Parma and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,487 17% below NY |
$4,578Lowest 30% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.8%±4.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Greece and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% NY: 14% |
10.9%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% NY: 54.3% |
71.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 37% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Greece and Cheektowaga 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 | #398 of 484 in NY | #315 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.2 |
11.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.