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Union vs Parma vs Salina
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most renters (41.1% rent).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Salina has the most people working from home (13.1%).
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 | Union | Parma | Salina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,078Highest |
16,111Lowest |
32,840 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.2 4% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
43.3±1.7Highest 9% above NY |
| Salina and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±2 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Union and Salina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33% NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
5.1%±0.9 NY: 7% |
| Union and Salina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
$72,474±$5k 16% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$160,500±$4k 62% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$37Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,216±$111 25% below NY |
$1,226±$51Highest 24% below NY |
| Salina and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,200Lowest 36% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$4,397 33% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.2%±6.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Parma and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
68.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
18 min 45% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±2.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Salina and Parma 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 | #199 of 484 in NY | #88 of 484 in NY | #440 of 484 in NY |
| School district | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · LYNCOURT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.