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Parish vs Taylor vs Cayuta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Parish has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Taylor has the most kids (34.4% under 18).
Cayuta has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Parish | Taylor | Cayuta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 601Highest |
451Lowest |
528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35±5.8 12% below NY |
35.6±7.8Highest 11% below NY |
34.9±6.1Lowest 12% below NY |
| Taylor and Parish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.1%±3 NY: 20.5% |
34.4%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
25%±7.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 16%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
16.2%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Taylor and Parish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.6% NY: 40.2% |
18.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±2 NY: 7% |
2.1%±3.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Parish and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,333±$19kHighest about the NY average |
$57,708±$30kLowest 33% below NY |
$85,714±$18k about the NY average |
| Parish and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,300±$15k 69% below NY |
$112,500±$21kLowest 73% below NY |
$138,600±$33kHighest 67% below NY |
| Cayuta and Parish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $781±$500Lowest 52% below NY |
$860±$232 47% below NY |
$1,386±$70Highest 14% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363 49% below NY |
$3,568Highest 46% below NY |
$3,190Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±34.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.6%±60.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
40%±49.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Taylor and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
27.7%Highest NY: 14% |
14.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.4% NY: 54.3% |
72.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 12% above NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.8%±10.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
4.2%±4 NY: 14.9% |
| Parish and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.