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Busti vs Kiantone 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 the most people working from home (9.5%).
Kiantone has the most kids (33.7% under 18).
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 | Kiantone | Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
1,865Lowest |
2,344 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% NY: +4.2% |
+3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
38.2±9.6Lowest 4% below NY |
41.8±7 5% above NY |
| Busti and Harmony 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% |
33.7%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5% NY: 40.2% |
30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$81,000±$17kHighest 6% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
| Kiantone 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±$12kHighest 61% below NY |
$163,800±$14k 61% below NY |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
| Busti and Kiantone 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 |
$950±$666 41% below NY |
$788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
| Busti and Kiantone 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 |
$3,461 47% below NY |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
58.1%±36.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Kiantone 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 NY: 14% |
14.2% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 35% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Busti and Harmony 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.