Compare towns
Parma vs Smithville
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%).
Smithville has the most affordable homes ($173k 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 | Smithville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 16,111Highest |
1,525Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
43.1±3.2Highest 8% above NY |
| Smithville 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 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.1%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Parma and Smithville 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% |
19.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
5.8%±5.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Smithville 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 9% above NY |
$70,433±$7kLowest 18% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$173,200±$42kLowest 59% below NY |
| Parma and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$889±$186Lowest 45% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$4,254Lowest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±15.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.9%±31.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Smithville 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% |
11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| 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 |
— |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.