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Mendon vs Parma vs Killington

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mendon has the most homeowners (92.2%).
Parma has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).

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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.

MeasureMendonParmaKillington
People
Population
1,113
16,111Highest
785Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+73.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.4±10.5Highest
37% above U.S.
40.4±3.3Lowest
4% above U.S.
52.8±4.2
36% above U.S.
Mendon and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.6%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
25.6%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.9%±5.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
29%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.3%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
49.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
57.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
6.5%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killington and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,524±$23kHighest
25% above U.S.
$93,558±$8k
16% above U.S.
$81,250±$39kLowest
about the U.S. average
Mendon and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$357,000±$44k
7% above U.S.
$220,000±$15kLowest
34% below U.S.
$488,400±$85kHighest
47% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,230±$651
13% below U.S.
$1,216±$111Lowest
14% below U.S.
$1,286±$483Highest
9% below U.S.
Killington and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,342Lowest
71% above U.S.
$5,549
78% above U.S.
$6,827Highest
119% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
88.6%±42.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
49.8%±15.2
U.S.: 51.1%
49%±25.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Mendon and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
17 min
36% below U.S.
22 minHighest
16% below U.S.
16 minLowest
40% below U.S.
Work from home
22.5%±8.9
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
24.7%±10.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Killington and Mendon 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 Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76
High school in town — HILTON HIGH SCHOOL None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.9
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U.S. 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.