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Lockport vs Parma vs Rapids
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lockport has the most renters (22% rent).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Rapids has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Lockport | Parma | Rapids |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,516Highest |
16,111 |
1,655Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.2Highest 12% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
44±7.7 11% above NY |
| Lockport and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
26%±8.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Rapids and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lockport and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9% NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±0.8 NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Parma and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,099±$6kLowest about the NY average |
$93,558±$8k 9% above NY |
$121,875±$43kHighest 42% above NY |
| Rapids and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,500±$10k 45% below NY |
$220,000±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
$294,700±$44kHighest 30% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $729±$71Lowest 55% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,484Lowest 17% below NY |
$5,549 16% below NY |
$6,522Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.6%±10.2 NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±63.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Parma and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3% NY: 54.3% |
90%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 24 yrs newer than NY |
1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 31% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
18.1%±14.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Rapids 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 | #289 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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| 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.