Compare towns
Harmony vs Plainfield vs Busti
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).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Busti has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
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 | Plainfield | Busti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
1,016Lowest |
7,452Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8% NY: +4.2% |
+2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 5% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
| Busti and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2% NY: 40.2% |
29.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield 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 |
$70,673±$6kHighest 18% below NY |
$67,292±$9k 22% below NY |
| Plainfield and Busti 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 |
$155,100±$17k 63% below NY |
$164,600±$12kHighest 61% below NY |
| Busti and Plainfield 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 |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,085±$106Highest 33% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805 57% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,876Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Busti 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% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 21% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Plainfield and Busti 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.