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Busti vs Harmony vs Warren
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).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
2,344 |
1,585Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8 20% above U.S. |
41.8±7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Warren 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest 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% |
30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren 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% |
17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60%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% |
3.6%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warren 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. |
$86,905±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Warren 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 51% below U.S. |
$128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106 23% below U.S. |
$788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876 24% above U.S. |
$2,805Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%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 |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | — | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| 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.