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Milo vs Parma vs Benton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Parma has the highest household income ($94k).
Benton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
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 | Milo | Parma | Benton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,823 |
16,111Highest |
2,948Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7% NY: +4.2% |
+5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±5.2Highest 7% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
40.6±8.4 about the NY average |
| Milo and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
30.1%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Benton and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.8%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Milo and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8 NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
$74,767±$13k 13% below NY |
| Parma and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,200±$16kLowest 61% below NY |
$220,000±$15k 48% below NY |
$258,600±$51kHighest 39% below NY |
| Benton and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
$1,216±$111 25% below NY |
$1,541±$628Highest 5% below NY |
| Benton and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,425 48% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$3,391Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.5%±10.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Parma and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 51% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Benton and Milo 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 | #84 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PENN YAN ACADEMY | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.