What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hadley	Parma
People
Population	2,074Lowest	16,111Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2%	+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age	54.1±3Highest 36% above NY	40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average
Kids under 18	14.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5%	25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5%
Age 65+	26.1%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9%	18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25%Lowest NY: 40.2%	35.9%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7%	4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7%
	Parma and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$73,750±$32kLowest 14% below NY	$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY
	Parma and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$194,200±$30kLowest 54% below NY	$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY
	Parma and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$900±$293Lowest 44% below NY	$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY
	Parma and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,375Lowest 64% below NY	$5,549Highest 16% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.3%±17Lowest NY: 52.1%	49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1%
	Parma and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.5%Highest NY: 14%	8.1%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Highest NY: 54.3%	82.3%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY	1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 4% below NY	22 minLowest 32% below NY
Work from home	24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9%	10.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Hadley 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
School district	—	HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	—	HILTON HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.9
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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.