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Clymer vs Harmony vs Jay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clymer has the most kids (39.2% under 18).
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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.
| Measure | Clymer | Harmony | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165 |
2,344Highest |
471Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 27.1±6.3Lowest 30% below U.S. |
41.8±7 7% above U.S. |
52.1±10.5Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Jay and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 39.2%±11.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 9.1%±0.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±6.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Harmony and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Harmony and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,917±$17kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$58,600±$11kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$74,792±$25k 7% below U.S. |
| Clymer and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,700±$25k 51% below U.S. |
$128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$234,200±$45kHighest 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $637±$42Lowest 55% below U.S. |
$788±$40Highest 44% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,573Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$2,805 10% below U.S. |
$3,588Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±44.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±18.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Harmony and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
2001Highest 21 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±8.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±13.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jay and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| 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.