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Parma vs Corning 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%).
Corning has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Corning | Hamlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,111Highest |
5,829Lowest |
8,652 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
41.6±3.6 5% above NY |
41.9±3.7Highest 5% above NY |
| Hamlin and Corning 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% |
24.8%±4 NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Corning 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% |
22.1%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Corning 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% NY: 40.2% |
38%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Corning and Parma 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 |
$88,482±$10k about the NY average |
$83,510±$9kLowest about the NY average |
| Parma and Corning 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 |
$167,600±$14k 60% below NY |
$166,200±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,216±$111 25% below NY |
$1,289±$219Highest 20% below NY |
$1,062±$137Lowest 34% below NY |
| Corning and Parma 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 |
$3,895Lowest 41% below NY |
$4,343 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±15.2 NY: 52.1% |
39.1%±15Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hamlin and Parma 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% |
8.2% NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86% NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 32% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
8.3%±3.1Lowest 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 | #393 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
4.0Lowest |
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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.