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Harmar vs Oakmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmar has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Oakmont has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Harmar | Oakmont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,075Lowest |
6,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest PA: +2.4% |
+7.2%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 59.8±2.7Highest 46% above PA |
44±2.9Lowest 8% above PA |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.8Lowest PA: 20.4% |
20.2%±3.2Highest PA: 20.4% |
| Age 65+ | 36.7%±6.4Highest PA: 19.5% |
24.4%±3.4Lowest PA: 19.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
58.6%Highest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.5Lowest PA: 6.1% |
2.5%±1.1Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Oakmont and Harmar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,075±$10kLowest 17% below PA |
$92,782±$16kHighest 19% above PA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,200±$31kLowest 19% below PA |
$334,500±$28kHighest 31% above PA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$141Lowest 23% below PA |
$1,190±$95Highest about the PA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,032Lowest 8% below PA |
$5,244Highest 58% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±16.5Highest PA: 48.2% |
41.1%±9.2Lowest PA: 48.2% |
| Harmar and Oakmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest PA: 11.7% |
5.4%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.5%Highest PA: 69.3% |
55.8%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest same as PA |
1963Lowest 2 yrs older than PA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below PA |
26 minHighest about the PA average |
| Work from home | 9.9%±5.4Lowest PA: 15.6% |
24.5%±4.2Highest PA: 15.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #504 of 764 in PA | #241 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Allegheny Valley SD | Riverview SD |
| High school in town | None in town | Riverview JSHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
PA 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.