Compare towns
Harmony vs Durham vs Westville
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 youngest population (median age 41.8).
Durham has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Westville has the most affordable homes ($112k median).
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 | Durham | Westville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
2,641Highest |
1,881Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
48.8±5.1Highest 23% above NY |
43±6.1 8% above NY |
| Durham and Westville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.2%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Westville and 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% |
24.2%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Durham and Westville 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% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Harmony and Westville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,600±$11k 32% below NY |
$81,471±$15kHighest 5% below NY |
$56,528±$10kLowest 34% below NY |
| Durham 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±$15k 70% below NY |
$245,300±$26kHighest 42% below NY |
$111,500±$14kLowest 74% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$994±$844Highest 39% below NY |
$928±$74 43% below NY |
| Durham and Westville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805 57% below NY |
$3,728Highest 43% below NY |
$1,609Lowest 76% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±26.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Westville and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 21% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Durham 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 | — | #100 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Highest |
7.9Lowest |
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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.