Compare towns
Harmony vs Windham vs Brookfield
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).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Brookfield has the youngest population (median age 41.2).
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 | Windham | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344Highest |
1,432Lowest |
2,150 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 5% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Brookfield 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% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham 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 |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$69,205±$9k 20% below NY |
| Windham and Brookfield 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 |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$152,800±$28k 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$850±$295 48% below NY |
$981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
| Brookfield and Windham 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 |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
$3,197 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Brookfield 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.