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Manheim vs Parma vs Danube
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manheim has the most affordable homes ($119k median).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Danube has the most kids (30.9% under 18).
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 | Manheim | Parma | Danube |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,058 |
16,111Highest |
888Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6% NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.3±3.8Highest 9% above NY |
40.4±3.3 about the NY average |
38.2±5Lowest 4% below NY |
| Manheim and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
30.9%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Danube and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Manheim and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2 NY: 7% |
5.2%±3Highest NY: 7% |
| Danube and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,527±$21k 19% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
$67,917±$23kLowest 21% below NY |
| Parma and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $118,500±$24kLowest 72% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$144,600±$24k 66% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $828±$87Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$1,125±$566 31% below NY |
| Parma and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,627Lowest 60% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$2,850 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
24%±98.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Parma and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3% NY: 54.3% |
91.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 22% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Parma and Manheim 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 | #238 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DOLGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.