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Harmony vs Kiantone
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 people working from home (8.1%).
Kiantone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Kiantone |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,344Highest |
1,865Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Highest 5% above NY |
38.2±9.6Lowest 4% below NY |
| Harmony and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.7%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Harmony and Kiantone 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% |
30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Harmony and Kiantone 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 |
$81,000±$17kHighest 6% below NY |
| Kiantone 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±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$163,800±$14kHighest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$950±$666Highest 41% below NY |
| Kiantone and 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 |
$3,461Highest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.1%±36.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Kiantone and Harmony 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% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Harmony and Kiantone 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.