Compare towns
Parma vs Mendon vs Ogden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Parma has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Ogden has the most renters (24.7% 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 | Mendon | Ogden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,111 |
1,113Lowest |
20,208Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±3.3 4% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
39.9±2.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Mendon and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.8%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Parma and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogden 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±$8k 16% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$91,563±$7kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,000±$15kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$235,200±$13k 29% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,216±$111Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,233±$75Highest 13% below U.S. |
| Ogden and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,549 78% above U.S. |
$5,342Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$6,496Highest 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 16% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
20 min 26% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Ogden 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 | — | #170 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | — | SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
— | 10.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.