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Harmony vs Exeter 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).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($243k 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 | Exeter | Westville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344Highest |
913Lowest |
1,881 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
51.7±12.6Highest 30% above NY |
43±6.1 8% above NY |
| Exeter 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% |
22.7%±7.1Lowest 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% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter 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% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
$56,528±$10kLowest 34% below NY |
| Exeter 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 |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
$111,500±$14kLowest 74% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$867±$44 47% below NY |
$928±$74Highest 43% below NY |
| Westville and Exeter 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 |
$2,926Highest 56% below NY |
$1,609Lowest 76% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 21% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Harmony 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.