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Ogden vs Salisbury vs Parma
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogden has the most people working from home (13.9%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Parma has the most kids (25.6% 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 | Ogden | Salisbury | Parma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,208Highest |
1,200Lowest |
16,111 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
40.4±3.3 4% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.6%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 13% above U.S. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$93,558±$8k 16% above U.S. |
| Salisbury 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 29% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$220,000±$15kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,233±$75 13% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,216±$111Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496Highest 108% above U.S. |
$4,842Lowest 55% above U.S. |
$5,549 78% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±7.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 26% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
22 minHighest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogden 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 | #170 of 484 in NY | — | #88 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
— | 11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.