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Parma vs Lysander 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 the shortest commute (22 min average).
Lysander has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Hamlin has the most affordable homes ($166k median).
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 | Lysander | Hamlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,111 |
23,086Highest |
8,652Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NY: +4.2% |
+6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
43.6±1.9Highest 10% above NY |
41.9±3.7 5% above NY |
| Lysander 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% |
24.4%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Lysander 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% |
17.6%±1.9Lowest 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% NY: 40.2% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±0.9Lowest 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±$8k 9% above NY |
$107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
$83,510±$9kLowest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,000±$15k 48% below NY |
$288,400±$18kHighest 32% below NY |
$166,200±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$1,130±$100 30% below NY |
$1,062±$137Lowest 34% below NY |
| Parma and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,549 16% below NY |
$6,748Highest about the NY average |
$4,343Lowest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±15.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±10.5 NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hamlin and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3% NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Lysander and Hamlin 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 | #158 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
15.4Highest |
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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.