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Harmony vs Colden vs North Harmony
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 affordable homes ($128k median).
Colden has the most people working from home (15%).
North Harmony has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Colden | North Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
3,145Highest |
1,881Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
49.3±10.4 24% above NY |
50.2±6Highest 26% above NY |
| North Harmony and Colden 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% |
19.1%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±5.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and North Harmony 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% |
23.3%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| North Harmony and Colden 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% |
41%Highest NY: 40.2% |
36.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Colden 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 |
$97,935±$15kHighest 14% above NY |
$71,250±$8k 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$302,600±$42kHighest 29% below NY |
$204,000±$22k 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$943±$142Highest 42% below NY |
$793±$79 51% below NY |
| Colden and North Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,752Highest 28% below NY |
$2,899 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.5%±28 NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±18.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| North Harmony and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
10%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 21% below NY |
26 minHighest 19% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
15%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Colden and Harmony 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 | — | #346 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| 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.