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Kiantone vs Harmony vs Carroll
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kiantone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Harmony has the most people working from home (8.1%).
Carroll has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
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 | Kiantone | Harmony | Carroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,865Lowest |
2,344 |
3,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.2±9.6Lowest 4% below NY |
41.8±7 5% above NY |
46.5±7.6Highest 17% above NY |
| Carroll and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 33.7%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Carroll and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.1% NY: 40.2% |
16.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2 NY: 7% |
3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Harmony and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$17kHighest 6% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
$77,321±$8k 10% below NY |
| Kiantone and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,800±$14kHighest 61% below NY |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$143,900±$21k 66% below NY |
| Kiantone and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$666Highest 41% below NY |
$788±$40 51% below NY |
$690±$221Lowest 57% below NY |
| Kiantone and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,461Highest 47% below NY |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,076 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±36.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±22.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Kiantone and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 38% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.7%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Harmony and Kiantone 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 | — | — | #173 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | FREWSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | FREWSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.5Lowest |
9.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.