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Brookfield vs Harmony vs Stratton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Harmony has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Stratton has the most expensive homes ($400k 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 | Harmony | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150 |
2,344Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.2±6.1 6% above U.S. |
41.8±7Highest 7% above U.S. |
31.5±4.1Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Harmony and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
28%±7.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Stratton and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.7%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Harmony 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
17.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Harmony and Brookfield 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 14% below U.S. |
$58,600±$11kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$122,708±$33kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28k 54% below U.S. |
$128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$400,000±$50kHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75 31% below U.S. |
$788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,208±$979Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Stratton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197 about the U.S. average |
$2,805Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$4,750Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
12%±69.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brookfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 min 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.5 |
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U.S. 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.