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Cairo vs Harmony vs Concord vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cairo has the highest household income ($80k).
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Concord has the oldest housing (typical home built 1968).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).

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.

MeasureCairoHarmonyConcordWindham
People
Population
6,700
2,344
8,269Highest
1,432Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%
NY: +4.2%
-3.9%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-2.1%
NY: +4.2%
+0.3%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
44.2±4.2
11% above NY
41.8±7Lowest
5% above NY
44.7±4.5
12% above NY
56.5±5.1Highest
42% above NY
Kids under 18
17.9%±3.5
NY: 20.5%
22.9%±3.7Highest
NY: 20.5%
22.6%±3.8
NY: 20.5%
11.1%±4.4Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Harmony and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.9%±4.2
NY: 17.9%
17.7%±2.1Lowest
NY: 17.9%
21.2%±3.9
NY: 17.9%
31.4%±5.2Highest
NY: 17.9%
Windham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.9%
NY: 40.2%
17.1%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
31.3%
NY: 40.2%
43.8%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±1.5
NY: 7%
3%±1.6
NY: 7%
2.5%±1.3Lowest
NY: 7%
6.6%±5Highest
NY: 7%
Windham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$79,643±$22kHighest
7% below NY
$58,600±$11kLowest
32% below NY
$78,594±$20k
9% below NY
$76,477±$17k
11% below NY
Cairo and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$263,400±$18k
38% below NY
$128,300±$15kLowest
70% below NY
$219,300±$19k
48% below NY
$315,600±$74kHighest
26% below NY
Windham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,015±$305Highest
37% below NY
$788±$40
51% below NY
$701±$67Lowest
57% below NY
$850±$295
48% below NY
Cairo and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,246Highest
35% below NY
$2,805Lowest
57% below NY
$3,947
40% below NY
$3,363
49% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.1%±16.2
NY: 52.1%
43%±18.6Lowest
NY: 52.1%
64%±18.9
NY: 52.1%
68.9%±35.7Highest
NY: 52.1%
Windham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.5%Highest
NY: 14%
9.1%
NY: 14%
7.5%
NY: 14%
7.4%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.2%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
84.6%
NY: 54.3%
76.2%
NY: 54.3%
89%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
14 yrs newer than NY
1975
16 yrs newer than NY
1968Lowest
9 yrs newer than NY
1985Highest
26 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
13% below NY
26 minLowest
21% below NY
27 min
16% below NY
27 min
18% below NY
Work from home
11.1%±6.2
NY: 14.9%
8.1%±4.4Lowest
NY: 14.9%
12.7%±4.4
NY: 14.9%
17.1%±6.9Highest
NY: 14.9%
Windham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #461 of 484 in NY — #176 of 484 in NY —
School district CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT —
High school in town None in town PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL —
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.5Lowest
11.5Highest
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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.