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Harmony vs Herkimer vs Clymer
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).
Herkimer has the most renters (40.4% rent).
Clymer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Herkimer | Clymer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
9,534Highest |
2,165Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 5% above NY |
45.6±3.4Highest 15% above NY |
27.1±6.3Lowest 32% below NY |
| Herkimer and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
16.2%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
39.2%±11.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
9.1%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Herkimer 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% |
17.9% NY: 40.2% |
19.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
7.1%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,600±$11k 32% below NY |
$56,287±$14kLowest 35% below NY |
$87,917±$17kHighest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$136,300±$22k 68% below NY |
$163,700±$25kHighest 61% below NY |
| Clymer and Herkimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40 51% below NY |
$820±$74Highest 49% below NY |
$637±$42Lowest 61% below NY |
| Herkimer and Harmony 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 |
$3,453Highest 48% below NY |
$2,573Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±15.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
28.6%±44.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Herkimer 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% |
21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
59.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1944Lowest 15 yrs older than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
22 minLowest 34% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
11%±8.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Clymer and Herkimer 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 | — | #363 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HERKIMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
11.0Highest |
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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.