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Jerusalem vs Parma vs Wayne vs Minoa

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Jerusalem has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Parma has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Wayne has the oldest population (median age 62.6).
Minoa has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).

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.

MeasureJerusalemParmaWayneMinoa
People
Population
4,278
16,111Highest
1,033Lowest
3,653
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.4%
NY: +4.2%
+3.7%
NY: +4.2%
-3.1%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+6%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
34±4.4Lowest
15% below NY
40.4±3.3
about the NY average
62.6±3.6Highest
57% above NY
37.1±5.2
7% below NY
Kids under 18
18.5%±3.1
NY: 20.5%
25.6%±3.3Highest
NY: 20.5%
12.3%±3Lowest
NY: 20.5%
19.3%±5.5
NY: 20.5%
Parma and Minoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.3%±3.3
NY: 17.9%
18.3%±2.1Lowest
NY: 17.9%
40.1%±6Highest
NY: 17.9%
23.5%±5
NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
45.2%Highest
NY: 40.2%
35.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
42.3%
NY: 40.2%
36.7%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
21.9%±1.4Highest
NY: 7%
4.3%±1.2
NY: 7%
1%±0.8Lowest
NY: 7%
4%±2.7
NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$86,780±$11kLowest
about the NY average
$93,558±$8k
9% above NY
$90,938±$17k
6% above NY
$95,506±$18kHighest
11% above NY
Minoa and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$320,900±$59kHighest
24% below NY
$220,000±$15k
48% below NY
$266,700±$150k
37% below NY
$179,400±$32kLowest
58% below NY
Jerusalem and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$870±$116Lowest
46% below NY
$1,216±$111Highest
25% below NY
$1,031±$304
36% below NY
$1,027±$131
37% below NY
Parma and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,523
31% below NY
$5,549
16% below NY
$3,967Lowest
40% below NY
$5,652Highest
14% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
67.3%±43.4Highest
NY: 52.1%
49.8%±15.2
NY: 52.1%
38.9%±100Lowest
NY: 52.1%
45.6%±24.5
NY: 52.1%
Jerusalem and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%Highest
NY: 14%
8.1%
NY: 14%
6.2%
NY: 14%
4.4%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.2%
NY: 54.3%
82.3%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
95.8%Highest
NY: 54.3%
83.6%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
22 yrs newer than NY
1976
17 yrs newer than NY
1971Lowest
12 yrs newer than NY
1971Lowest
12 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
25% below NY
22 min
32% below NY
28 minHighest
13% below NY
21 minLowest
37% below NY
Work from home
16.9%±5.2Highest
NY: 14.9%
10.3%±2.2
NY: 14.9%
9.3%±4.2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
14%±7.5
NY: 14.9%
Jerusalem and Minoa 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.