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Panama vs Harmony vs North Harmony
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Panama has the most renters (44.7% rent).
Harmony has the most people working from home (8.1%).
North Harmony has the most expensive homes ($204k median).
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 | Harmony | North Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 451Lowest |
2,344Highest |
1,881 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.9 17% above NY |
41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
50.2±6Highest 26% above NY |
| North Harmony 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% |
22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±5.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and North Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±6.3 NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| North Harmony 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% |
17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
1%±0.7Lowest 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 |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
$71,250±$8kHighest 17% below NY |
| North Harmony 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 |
$128,300±$15k 70% below NY |
$204,000±$22kHighest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $785±$43Lowest 52% below NY |
$788±$40 51% below NY |
$793±$79Highest 51% below NY |
| North Harmony and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 62% below NY |
$2,805 57% below NY |
$2,899Highest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±24.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±18.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| North Harmony 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% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 27% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Harmony and North 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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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.