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Parma vs Busti vs Hamlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Busti has the most renters (27.3% rent).
Hamlin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
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 | Parma | Busti | Hamlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,111Highest |
7,452Lowest |
8,652 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
41.9±3.7 5% above NY |
| Busti and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Busti and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.5% NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Parma and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
$67,292±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$83,510±$9k about the NY average |
| Parma and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$164,600±$12kLowest 61% below NY |
$166,200±$9k 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$1,085±$106 33% below NY |
$1,062±$137Lowest 34% below NY |
| Parma and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$3,876Lowest 41% below NY |
$4,343 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±15.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.5%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hamlin and Busti 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% |
14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
11.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3% NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 32% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hamlin 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 | #88 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.