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Panama vs Hadley vs Harmony
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering PanamaNorth Harmony
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Panama has the most renters (44.7% rent).
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Harmony has the most kids (22.9% 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 | Panama | Hadley | Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 451Lowest |
2,074 |
2,344Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.9 17% above NY |
54.1±3Highest 36% above NY |
41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
| Hadley and Panama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±6.3 NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hadley and Panama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.9% NY: 40.2% |
25%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Panama and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,865±$8k 29% below NY |
$73,750±$32kHighest 14% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
| Hadley and Panama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $105,400±$14kLowest 75% below NY |
$194,200±$30kHighest 54% below NY |
$128,300±$15k 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $785±$43Lowest 52% below NY |
$900±$293Highest 44% below NY |
$788±$40 51% below NY |
| Hadley and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 62% below NY |
$2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
$2,805Highest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±24.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±17Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Hadley and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest NY: 14% |
11.5% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.7% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 27% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley and Harmony 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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| 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.