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Harmony vs Shoreham vs Clymer
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).
Shoreham has the most expensive homes ($316k 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 | Shoreham | Clymer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344Highest |
1,269Lowest |
2,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 7% above U.S. |
51.8±7.2Highest 33% above U.S. |
27.1±6.3Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Shoreham 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 U.S.: 22% |
18%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
39.2%±11.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
9.1%±0.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 27% below U.S. |
$93,654±$23kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$87,917±$17k 9% above U.S. |
| Shoreham and Clymer 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. |
$316,400±$34kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$163,700±$25k 51% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40 44% below U.S. |
$1,306±$335Highest 8% below U.S. |
$637±$42Lowest 55% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805 10% below U.S. |
$4,713Highest 51% above U.S. |
$2,573Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±48.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
28.6%±44.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Harmony and Shoreham 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% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±8.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Shoreham and Clymer 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.