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Cornwall vs De Kalb vs Harmony
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
De Kalb has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Harmony has the most renters (15.4% rent).
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 | Cornwall | De Kalb | Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
2,067 |
2,344Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6Highest 30% above U.S. |
41.4±5.4Lowest 6% above U.S. |
41.8±7 7% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26.9%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| De Kalb and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornwall and De Kalb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cornwall and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$57,467±$13kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$58,600±$11k 27% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$103,600±$14kLowest 69% below U.S. |
$128,300±$15k 61% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Highest 20% below U.S. |
$967±$276 32% below U.S. |
$788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Cornwall and De Kalb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 116% above U.S. |
$1,816Lowest 42% below U.S. |
$2,805 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
60%±60 U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornwall and De Kalb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None 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 |
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.