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Harmony vs Canastota
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most people working from home (8.1%).
Canastota has the highest household income ($74k).
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 | Harmony | Canastota |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,344Lowest |
4,487Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
43.6±2.4Highest 10% above NY |
| Canastota and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Canastota and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Canastota 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 32% below NY |
$74,015±$13kHighest 14% below NY |
| Canastota and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$144,800±$14kHighest 66% below NY |
| Canastota and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$930±$88Highest 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,364Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.4%±9.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Harmony and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
68.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Harmony and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| 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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NY 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.