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Busti vs Dummerston vs Harmony
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Busti has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Dummerston | Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
2,090Lowest |
2,344 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
41.8±7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Busti and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Harmony and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Harmony and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9k 17% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$58,600±$11kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12k 51% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106 23% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876 24% above U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$2,805Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Busti and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | 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 |
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.