diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/basic.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/basic.rs
index a56d36086df..b89c11c36a9 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/basic.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/basic.rs
@@ -339,11 +339,37 @@ impl<'a, O: Offset> utils::Decoder<'a> for BinaryDecoder<O> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize) -> Self::DecodedState {
-        (
-            Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity),
-            MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
-        )
+    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize, page: &Self::State) -> Self::DecodedState {
+        match page {
+            State::Optional(_, values) => (
+                // this is an upper bound - we may not consume the whole page.
+                // we do not know how many nulls are there, so we do not know how many
+                // valid items are there to discount over the sequence.
+                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, values.num_bytes()),
+                MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
+            ),
+            State::Required(values) => (
+                // this is an upper bound - we may not consume the whole page.
+                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, values.values.num_bytes()),
+                MutableBitmap::new(),
+            ),
+            State::FilteredRequiredDictionary(_)
+            | State::FilteredRequired(_)
+            | State::RequiredDictionary(_)
+            | State::Delta(_)
+            | State::FilteredDelta(_) => (
+                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, 0),
+                MutableBitmap::new(),
+            ),
+            State::FilteredOptionalDictionary(_, _)
+            | State::FilteredOptional(_, _)
+            | State::OptionalDictionary(_, _)
+            | State::OptionalDelta(_, _)
+            | State::FilteredOptionalDelta(_, _) => (
+                Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, 0),
+                MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
+            ),
+        }
     }
 
     fn extend_from_state(
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/dictionary.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/dictionary.rs
index 6f883528ef8..96344265899 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/dictionary.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/dictionary.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn read_dict<O: Offset>(data_type: DataType, dict: &DictPage) -> Box<dyn Array>
 
     let values = SizedBinaryIter::new(&dict.buffer, dict.num_values);
 
-    let mut data = Binary::<O>::with_capacity(dict.num_values);
+    let mut data = Binary::<O>::with_capacity(dict.num_values, 0);
     data.values = Vec::with_capacity(dict.buffer.len() - 4 * dict.num_values);
     for item in values {
         data.push(item)
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/nested.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/nested.rs
index 2d345140db7..1f31eeac37b 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/nested.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/nested.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<'a, O: Offset> NestedDecoder<'a> for BinaryDecoder<O> {
 
     fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize) -> Self::DecodedState {
         (
-            Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity),
+            Binary::<O>::with_capacity(capacity, 0),
             MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
         )
     }
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/utils.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/utils.rs
index ec514766fa2..37e6e695139 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/utils.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/binary/utils.rs
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ impl<O: Offset> Pushable<usize> for Offsets<O> {
 
 impl<O: Offset> Binary<O> {
     #[inline]
-    pub fn with_capacity(capacity: usize) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_capacity(capacity: usize, values_capacity: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
             offsets: Offsets::with_capacity(capacity),
-            values: Vec::with_capacity(capacity.min(100) * 24),
+            values: Vec::with_capacity(values_capacity),
         }
     }
 
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ impl<'a, O: Offset> Pushable<&'a [u8]> for Binary<O> {
         self.values.reserve(additional * avg_len);
         self.offsets.reserve(additional);
     }
+
     #[inline]
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.len()
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ impl<'a> BinaryIter<'a> {
     pub fn new(values: &'a [u8]) -> Self {
         Self { values }
     }
+
+    pub fn num_bytes(&self) -> usize {
+        self.values.len()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Iterator for BinaryIter<'a> {
@@ -149,6 +154,11 @@ impl<'a> SizedBinaryIter<'a> {
             remaining: size,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn num_bytes(&self) -> usize {
+        // iter is formed as [length as i32][bytes]
+        self.iter.num_bytes() - 4 * self.remaining
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Iterator for SizedBinaryIter<'a> {
@@ -164,6 +174,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for SizedBinaryIter<'a> {
         self.iter.next()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
         (self.remaining, Some(self.remaining))
     }
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/boolean/basic.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/boolean/basic.rs
index d12bff3eced..2f891db999f 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/boolean/basic.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/boolean/basic.rs
@@ -136,11 +136,16 @@ impl<'a> Decoder<'a> for BooleanDecoder {
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize) -> Self::DecodedState {
-        (
-            MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
-            MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
-        )
+    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize, page: &Self::State) -> Self::DecodedState {
+        match page {
+            State::Optional(_, _) | State::FilteredOptional(_, _) => (
+                MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
+                MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
+            ),
+            State::Required(_) | State::FilteredRequired(_) => {
+                (MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity), MutableBitmap::new())
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn extend_from_state(
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/dictionary/mod.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/dictionary/mod.rs
index 43fcaa8ab21..aaf7c010a62 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/dictionary/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/dictionary/mod.rs
@@ -142,11 +142,16 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize) -> Self::DecodedState {
-        (
-            Vec::<K>::with_capacity(capacity),
-            MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
-        )
+    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize, page: &Self::State) -> Self::DecodedState {
+        match page {
+            State::Optional(_) | State::FilteredOptional(_, _) => (
+                Vec::<K>::with_capacity(capacity),
+                MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
+            ),
+            State::Required(_) | State::FilteredRequired(_) => {
+                (Vec::<K>::with_capacity(capacity), MutableBitmap::new())
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn extend_from_state(
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/fixed_size_binary/basic.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/fixed_size_binary/basic.rs
index ab47aa98cf3..49fa5f9d446 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/fixed_size_binary/basic.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/fixed_size_binary/basic.rs
@@ -194,11 +194,17 @@ impl<'a> Decoder<'a> for BinaryDecoder {
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize) -> Self::DecodedState {
-        (
-            FixedSizeBinary::with_capacity(capacity, self.size),
-            MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
-        )
+    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize, page: &Self::State) -> Self::DecodedState {
+        match page {
+            State::FilteredOptional(_, _) | State::OptionalDictionary(_) | State::Optional(_) => (
+                FixedSizeBinary::with_capacity(capacity, self.size),
+                MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
+            ),
+            State::FilteredRequired(_) | State::RequiredDictionary(_) | State::Required(_) => (
+                FixedSizeBinary::with_capacity(capacity, self.size),
+                MutableBitmap::new(),
+            ),
+        }
     }
 
     fn extend_from_state(
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/primitive/basic.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/primitive/basic.rs
index cc41c3159d6..309bb82e004 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/primitive/basic.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/primitive/basic.rs
@@ -194,11 +194,18 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize) -> Self::DecodedState {
-        (
-            Vec::<T>::with_capacity(capacity),
-            MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
-        )
+    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize, page: &Self::State) -> Self::DecodedState {
+        match page {
+            State::Optional(_, _)
+            | State::OptionalDictionary(_, _)
+            | State::FilteredOptional(_, _) => (
+                Vec::<T>::with_capacity(capacity),
+                MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
+            ),
+            State::Required(_) | State::RequiredDictionary(_) | State::FilteredRequired(_) => {
+                (Vec::<T>::with_capacity(capacity), MutableBitmap::new())
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn extend_from_state(
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/primitive/integer.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/primitive/integer.rs
index f55b0bec3da..1ab25e4a86c 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/primitive/integer.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/primitive/integer.rs
@@ -127,8 +127,18 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize) -> Self::DecodedState {
-        self.0.with_capacity(capacity)
+    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize, page: &Self::State) -> Self::DecodedState {
+        match page {
+            State::Common(page) => self.0.with_capacity(capacity, page),
+            State::DeltaBinaryPackedRequired(_) | State::FilteredDeltaBinaryPackedRequired(_) => {
+                (Vec::<T>::with_capacity(capacity), MutableBitmap::new())
+            }
+            State::DeltaBinaryPackedOptional(_, _)
+            | State::FilteredDeltaBinaryPackedOptional(_, _) => (
+                Vec::<T>::with_capacity(capacity),
+                MutableBitmap::with_capacity(capacity),
+            ),
+        }
     }
 
     fn extend_from_state(
diff --git a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/utils.rs b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/utils.rs
index 71bce24c586..6c5c8d2586b 100644
--- a/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/utils.rs
+++ b/src/io/parquet/read/deserialize/utils.rs
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ pub(super) trait Decoder<'a> {
     ) -> Result<Self::State, Error>;
 
     /// Initializes a new [`Self::DecodedState`].
-    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize) -> Self::DecodedState;
+    fn with_capacity(&self, capacity: usize, page: &Self::State) -> Self::DecodedState;
 
     /// extends [`Self::DecodedState`] by deserializing items in [`Self::State`].
     /// It guarantees that the length of `decoded` is at most `decoded.len() + remaining`.
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ pub(super) fn extend_from_new_page<'a, T: Decoder<'a>>(
         decoded
     } else {
         // there is no state => initialize it
-        decoder.with_capacity(capacity)
+        decoder.with_capacity(capacity, &page)
     };
     let existing = decoded.len();
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ pub(super) fn extend_from_new_page<'a, T: Decoder<'a>>(
     while page.len() > 0 && *remaining > 0 {
         let additional = chunk_size.min(*remaining);
 
-        let mut decoded = decoder.with_capacity(additional);
+        let mut decoded = decoder.with_capacity(additional, &page);
         decoder.extend_from_state(&mut page, &mut decoded, additional);
         *remaining -= decoded.len();
         items.push_back(decoded)