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Parma vs Harmony 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%).
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
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 | Harmony | Hamlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,111Highest |
2,344Lowest |
8,652 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
41.8±7 5% above NY |
41.9±3.7Highest 5% above NY |
| Hamlin and Harmony 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% |
22.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hamlin and Parma 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% |
17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6Lowest 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 |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% 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 |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$166,200±$9k 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,062±$137 34% below NY |
| Parma and Hamlin 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 |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,343 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±15.2 NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest 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% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest 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 | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
8.5Lowest |
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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.