Compare towns
Busti vs Champlain 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
Busti has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Champlain has the most renters (32.5% rent).
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 | Busti | Champlain | Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
5,667 |
2,344Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
44.4±2.3 12% above NY |
41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
| Busti and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Busti and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.2% NY: 40.2% |
17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9kHighest 22% below NY |
$59,866±$6k 30% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
| Busti and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12k 61% below NY |
$173,400±$16kHighest 59% below NY |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
| Champlain and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106Highest 33% below NY |
$890±$102 45% below NY |
$788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
| Busti and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876Highest 41% below NY |
$3,681 44% below NY |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Busti and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
14.2% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Champlain and Busti 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 | — | #54 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON 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 Our Story | 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.