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Parma vs Mount Tabor 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).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Ogden has the most people working from home (13.9%).

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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.

MeasureParmaMount TaborOgden
People
Population
16,111
304Lowest
20,208Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+2.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.4±3.3
4% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
39.9±2.3Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
25.6%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
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%
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
38%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
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±$8kHighest
16% above U.S.
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$91,563±$7kLowest
13% above U.S.
Parma and Ogden 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.
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
$235,200±$13k
29% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,216±$111Lowest
14% below U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$1,233±$75
13% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,549
78% above U.S.
$5,233Lowest
68% above U.S.
$6,496Highest
108% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
49.8%±15.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.5%±7.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Parma and Ogden 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%
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
16% below U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
20 minLowest
26% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
13.9%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogden and Mount Tabor 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
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10.0Lowest
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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.