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Smithville vs Parma
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithville has the most affordable homes ($173k median).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Smithville | Parma |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,525Lowest |
16,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.1±3.2Highest 8% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Smithville and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Highest 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+ | 19.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.8Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Lowest 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 | $70,433±$7kLowest 18% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,200±$42kLowest 59% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% 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 | $889±$186Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,254Lowest 35% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.9%±31.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Lowest 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 | 11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Highest 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 |
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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.