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Ogden vs Parma vs Pendleton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogden has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Parma has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).

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.

MeasureOgdenParmaPendleton
People
Population
20,208Highest
16,111
7,034Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+3.7%
NY: +4.2%
+10%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
39.9±2.3Lowest
about the NY average
40.4±3.3
about the NY average
46.7±4.1Highest
17% above NY
Pendleton and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.8%±2.7
NY: 20.5%
25.6%±3.3Highest
NY: 20.5%
21.6%±4.8Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Parma and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.1%±2.3Lowest
NY: 17.9%
18.3%±2.1
NY: 17.9%
23%±4.3Highest
NY: 17.9%
Pendleton and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38%Highest
NY: 40.2%
35.9%
NY: 40.2%
34.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6%±1.3Highest
NY: 7%
4.3%±1.2
NY: 7%
4%±2.1Lowest
NY: 7%
Ogden and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,563±$7kLowest
7% above NY
$93,558±$8k
9% above NY
$113,750±$27kHighest
32% above NY
Pendleton and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$235,200±$13k
45% below NY
$220,000±$15kLowest
48% below NY
$294,300±$39kHighest
31% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,233±$75Highest
24% below NY
$1,216±$111
25% below NY
$994±$119Lowest
39% below NY
Ogden and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,496
about the NY average
$5,549Lowest
16% below NY
$6,623Highest
about the NY average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.5%±7.9
NY: 52.1%
49.8%±15.2Highest
NY: 52.1%
6.6%±17.3Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Parma and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.5%Lowest
NY: 14%
8.1%
NY: 14%
9.4%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.3%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
82.3%
NY: 54.3%
91.1%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
19 yrs newer than NY
1976Lowest
17 yrs newer than NY
1978Highest
19 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
20 minLowest
40% below NY
22 min
32% below NY
23 minHighest
31% below NY
Work from home
13.9%±2.3
NY: 14.9%
10.3%±2.2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
18.4%±6.6Highest
NY: 14.9%
Pendleton and Ogden 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 #170 of 484 in NY #88 of 484 in NY #67 of 484 in NY
School district SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL HILTON HIGH SCHOOL STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school
10.0Lowest
11.9
14.5Highest
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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.