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Harmony vs Ulysses
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 kids (22.9% under 18).
Ulysses has the most expensive homes ($275k median).
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 | Ulysses |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,344Lowest |
4,809Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
48.1±4.7Highest 21% above NY |
| Ulysses 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% |
14.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ulysses and Harmony 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 NY: 40.2% |
52.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
8.7%±4.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Ulysses 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 |
$71,400±$7kHighest 17% below NY |
| Ulysses and 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 |
$274,500±$32kHighest 35% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,274±$319Highest 21% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$5,914Highest 10% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.5%±6.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Harmony and Ulysses 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% |
6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.3%±4.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ulysses 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 | — | #114 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | TRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
9.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.