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Harmony vs Bennington vs Clymer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Bennington has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Clymer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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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 | Harmony | Bennington | Clymer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
15,249Highest |
2,165Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 7% above U.S. |
44.7±2.3Highest 15% above U.S. |
27.1±6.3Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Bennington and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
39.2%±11.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
9.1%±0.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bennington and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,600±$11kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$59,446±$7k 26% below U.S. |
$87,917±$17kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$213,300±$15kHighest 36% below U.S. |
$163,700±$25k 51% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40 44% below U.S. |
$1,133±$63Highest 20% below U.S. |
$637±$42Lowest 55% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805 10% below U.S. |
$4,513Highest 45% above U.S. |
$2,573Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.8%±14.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.6%±44.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bennington and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±8.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bennington and Clymer 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 | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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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.