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Brookfield vs Cairo vs Harmony
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Cairo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k 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 | Brookfield | Cairo | Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Lowest |
6,700Highest |
2,344 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
44.2±4.2Highest 11% above NY |
41.8±7 5% above NY |
| Cairo and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Cairo and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Cairo and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9k 20% below NY |
$79,643±$22kHighest 7% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
| Cairo and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28k 64% below NY |
$263,400±$18kHighest 38% below NY |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75 39% below NY |
$1,015±$305Highest 37% below NY |
$788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
| Cairo and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197 51% below NY |
$4,246Highest 35% below NY |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.1%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
10.5% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% NY: 54.3% |
75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
29 min 13% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield and Cairo 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 | — | #461 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.