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Busti vs Exeter 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%).
Exeter has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Busti | Exeter | Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
913Lowest |
2,344 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8 17% above NY |
51.7±12.6Highest 30% above NY |
41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
| Exeter and Busti 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% |
22.7%±7.1 NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.2% NY: 40.2% |
17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| 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 22% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
| Exeter and Busti 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 |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
| Exeter 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 |
$867±$44 47% below NY |
$788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876Highest 41% below NY |
$2,926 56% below NY |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Busti and Harmony 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% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Busti 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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| 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.