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Busti vs Harmony vs Mendon
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 the most renters (27.3% rent).
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Harmony | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
2,344 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8 20% above U.S. |
41.8±7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Harmony and Busti 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% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon 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±$9k 17% below U.S. |
$58,600±$11kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12k 51% below U.S. |
$128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106 23% below U.S. |
$788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651Highest 13% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876 24% above U.S. |
$2,805Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Busti 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% |
9.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon 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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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.