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Harmony vs Parma vs North Harmony
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).
Parma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
North Harmony has the oldest population (median age 50.2).
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 | Parma | North Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
16,111Highest |
1,881Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 5% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
50.2±6Highest 26% above 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% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±5.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma 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% |
18.3%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9% NY: 40.2% |
36.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Parma 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 32% below NY |
$93,558±$8kHighest 9% above NY |
$71,250±$8k 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$220,000±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
$204,000±$22k 52% below NY |
| Parma and North Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,216±$111Highest 25% below NY |
$793±$79 51% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$5,549Highest 16% below NY |
$2,899 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2 NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±18.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| North Harmony and Parma 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% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Parma and Harmony 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 | — | #88 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.