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Harmony vs Mendon vs Shoreham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Shoreham has the most renters (19.1% rent).
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 | Mendon | Shoreham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,269 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
51.8±7.2 33% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Harmony and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mendon and Shoreham 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Harmony 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 27% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$93,654±$23k 16% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$316,400±$34k 5% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,306±$335Highest 8% below U.S. |
| Shoreham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$4,713 51% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±48.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5 |
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U.S. 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.