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Greece vs Parma vs Gates
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).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Gates has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Parma | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
16,111Lowest |
29,008 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9 6% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
43.8±2.2Highest 10% above NY |
| Gates and Greece 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% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest 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%±1 NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Gates 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% NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Greece and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,783±$4k 7% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
$77,080±$4kLowest 10% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$4k 55% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$170,500±$3kLowest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30Lowest 28% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$1,196±$60 26% below NY |
| Parma and Gates 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 |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$5,143Lowest 22% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2 NY: 52.1% |
38.8%±6.5Lowest 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% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
11%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 37% below NY |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Gates 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 | #88 of 484 in NY | #324 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | GATES CHILI HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.9Highest |
11.0 |
| 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.