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Harmony vs Wayne
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).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($267k 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 | Wayne |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,344Highest |
1,033Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
62.6±3.6Highest 57% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
40.1%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Harmony and Wayne 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 |
$90,938±$17kHighest 6% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$266,700±$150kHighest 37% below NY |
| Wayne and 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 |
$1,031±$304Highest 36% below NY |
| Wayne and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,967Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Harmony and Wayne 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% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wayne 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.