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Hancock vs Harmony vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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 | Hancock | Harmony | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435 |
2,344Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 13% below U.S. |
41.8±7 7% above U.S. |
44.8±7.7Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Granville and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Harmony and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hancock and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hancock and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34kHighest 6% below U.S. |
$58,600±$11kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$60,500±$21k 25% below U.S. |
| Hancock and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11k 44% below U.S. |
$128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$233,300±$40kHighest 30% below U.S. |
| Granville and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19 34% below U.S. |
$788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,163±$184Highest 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Highest 13% above U.S. |
$2,805Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$2,914 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±18.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.8%±70.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Harmony and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.9%±15Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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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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.