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Harmony vs Windham vs Busti vs Clymer
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 the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Busti has the most renters (27.3% rent).
Clymer has the most kids (39.2% under 18).
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 | Busti | Clymer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,344 |
1,432Lowest |
7,452Highest |
2,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
+2.6% NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 5% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
46.6±4.8 17% above NY |
27.1±6.3Lowest 32% below NY |
| Windham and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
39.2%±11.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
9.1%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Busti 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% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.5% NY: 40.2% |
19.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9Lowest 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±$17k 11% below NY |
$67,292±$9k 22% below NY |
$87,917±$17kHighest about the NY average |
| Clymer and Windham 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 |
$164,600±$12k 61% below NY |
$163,700±$25k 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40 51% below NY |
$850±$295 48% below NY |
$1,085±$106Highest 33% below NY |
$637±$42Lowest 61% below NY |
| Busti and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805 57% below NY |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$3,876Highest 41% below NY |
$2,573Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
55.5%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
28.6%±44.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Busti 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% NY: 14% |
14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 21% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
11%±8.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | — | — |
| 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.