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Harmony vs Ellicott vs Brookfield
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 kids (22.9% under 18).
Ellicott has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
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 | Harmony | Ellicott | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
8,659Highest |
2,150Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% NY: +4.2% |
+0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 5% above NY |
45.3±3.1Highest 14% above NY |
41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
| Ellicott 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% |
20.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Brookfield 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% |
24.1%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Ellicott and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1% NY: 40.2% |
27.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Harmony and Ellicott 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 |
$60,880±$7k 29% below NY |
$69,205±$9kHighest 20% below NY |
| Brookfield and Ellicott 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 |
$120,700±$10kLowest 72% below NY |
$152,800±$28kHighest 64% below NY |
| Brookfield 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 |
$875±$46 46% below NY |
$981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
| Brookfield and Ellicott 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 |
$2,662Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,197Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±9.3 NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Ellicott 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% |
11% NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 21% below NY |
16 minLowest 52% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield 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 | — | #203 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | FALCONER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SOUTHWESTERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT JAMESTOWN | — |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | FALCONER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
10.5Highest |
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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.