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Harmony vs North Harmony 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).
North Harmony has the most expensive homes ($204k median).
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 | North Harmony | Clymer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344Highest |
1,881Lowest |
2,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 5% above NY |
50.2±6Highest 26% above NY |
27.1±6.3Lowest 32% below NY |
| North Harmony 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% |
21.3%±5.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
39.2%±11.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
9.1%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9 NY: 7% |
| Harmony and Clymer 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 |
$71,250±$8k 17% below NY |
$87,917±$17kHighest about the NY average |
| Clymer and North 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 |
$204,000±$22kHighest 52% below NY |
$163,700±$25k 61% below NY |
| North Harmony and Clymer 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 |
$793±$79Highest 51% below NY |
$637±$42Lowest 61% below NY |
| North Harmony 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 |
$2,899Highest 56% below NY |
$2,573Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±18.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
28.6%±44.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| North Harmony 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 NY: 14% |
6.9% NY: 14% |
6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4% NY: 54.3% |
91.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11%±8.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Clymer 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.