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Palmyra vs Coventry vs Palmyra
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palmyra has the most expensive homes ($152k median).
Coventry has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Palmyra has the most renters (50% rent).
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 | Palmyra | Coventry | Palmyra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,354Highest |
1,392Lowest |
3,287 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2% NY: +4.2% |
-8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.8±2.6 about the NY average |
52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
35.3±5.4Lowest 11% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Palmyra and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Palmyra and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,113±$7kHighest 22% below NY |
$63,281±$12kLowest 26% below NY |
$64,983±$11k 24% below NY |
| Palmyra and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,200±$12kHighest 64% below NY |
$132,700±$25k 69% below NY |
$129,700±$15kLowest 69% below NY |
| Palmyra and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $941±$51 42% below NY |
$1,027±$219Highest 37% below NY |
$937±$68Lowest 42% below NY |
| Coventry and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 40% below NY |
$2,833Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,263Highest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.8%±15.3 NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
39.2%±19.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Palmyra and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
10.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6% NY: 54.3% |
83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1944Lowest 15 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 24% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.3%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Palmyra and Coventry 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 | #55 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | PALMYRA-MACEDON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.