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Greece vs Chenango 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 renters (27.3% rent).
Chenango has the most affordable homes ($172k 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 | Chenango | Parma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
10,787Lowest |
16,111 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9Highest 6% above NY |
41±2.8 3% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Greece and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1 NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.2% NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Greece and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,783±$4kLowest 7% below NY |
$86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
| Parma and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$4k 55% below NY |
$172,000±$9kLowest 59% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30 28% below NY |
$1,038±$97Lowest 36% 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 |
$3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Lowest 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%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
24 minHighest 27% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Greece 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 | #233 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.1 |
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.