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Harmony vs Williamson
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).
Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Williamson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,344Lowest |
6,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Highest 5% above NY |
40.9±4.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Harmony and Williamson 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% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Williamson 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% |
20.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Williamson 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% |
34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Williamson 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 |
$90,515±$14kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$192,700±$18kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Highest 51% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% below NY |
| Harmony and Williamson 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 |
$5,172Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Harmony and Williamson 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% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Williamson 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 | — | #221 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Highest |
8.3Lowest |
| 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.