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Parma vs Le Roy
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%).
Le Roy has the most renters (36.7% 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 | Parma | Le Roy |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 16,111Highest |
4,301Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±3.3Highest about the NY average |
39.5±3Lowest about the NY average |
| Parma and Le Roy 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% |
18.7%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Le Roy 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% |
20.6%±6.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Le Roy 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% |
29.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Parma and Le Roy 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 |
$58,818±$15kLowest 32% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$169,400±$21kLowest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$851±$164Lowest 48% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$4,409Lowest 33% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.1%±23.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Parma and Le Roy 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% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1940Lowest 19 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 32% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±7.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Parma and Le Roy 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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| Old photos in History | 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.