Compare towns
Mamakating vs Walker Valley 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
Mamakating has the most people working from home (11.3%).
Walker Valley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+48.8%).
Parma has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Mamakating | Walker Valley | Parma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,728 |
1,301Lowest |
16,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% NY: +4.2% |
+48.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36±3 10% below NY |
34.9±7.8Lowest 12% below NY |
40.4±3.3Highest about the NY average |
| Parma and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
25%±6.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
9.4%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% NY: 40.2% |
25.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±4 NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Parma and Walker Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,631±$10kLowest 5% above NY |
$119,625±$40kHighest 39% above NY |
$93,558±$8k 9% above NY |
| Walker Valley and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,800±$19k 42% below NY |
$331,700±$117kHighest 22% below NY |
$220,000±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
| Walker Valley and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,484±$168 8% below NY |
$2,620±$2kHighest 62% above NY |
$1,216±$111Lowest 25% below NY |
| Walker Valley and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,794 12% below NY |
$7,154Highest 9% above NY |
$5,549Lowest 16% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±14.2 NY: 52.1% |
79.7%±51.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Walker Valley and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
11% NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78.8% NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 4% above NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±7.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Mamakating 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 | #433 of 484 in NY | — | #88 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MONTICELLO CENTRAL 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.