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Parma vs Springville
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%).
Springville has the most renters (40.6% 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 | Springville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 16,111Highest |
4,190Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
41.1±4.3Highest 3% above NY |
| Springville and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.7%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Springville and Parma 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%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Springville 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% |
30.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Parma and Springville 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 |
$71,996±$21kLowest 16% below NY |
| Parma and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$195,300±$16kLowest 54% below NY |
| Parma and Springville 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 |
$710±$82Lowest 56% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$4,028Lowest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±15.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
65.9%±22.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Springville 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% |
10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10%±5.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Parma and Springville 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.