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Oneida vs Harmony vs Verona
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oneida has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Harmony has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.9%).
Verona has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Oneida | Harmony | Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,171Highest |
2,344Lowest |
5,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±2.4Highest 18% above NY |
41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
45.6±2.2 15% above NY |
| Oneida and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Oneida and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
2.3%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Oneida and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,597±$6k 28% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
$83,534±$11kHighest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,100±$9k 62% below NY |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$196,700±$21kHighest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$77Highest 44% below NY |
$788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$797±$134 51% below NY |
| Oneida and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,778Highest 43% below NY |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,382 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Oneida and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
91.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
19 min 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5 NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Harmony and Oneida 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 | #106 of 484 in NY | — | #311 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
8.5Lowest |
13.4Highest |
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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.