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Panama vs Olean vs North Harmony
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering PanamaHarmony
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Olean has the most people working from home (8.4%).
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 | Olean | North Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 451Lowest |
13,738Highest |
1,881 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.9 17% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
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% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±5.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Olean 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% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.9% NY: 40.2% |
36.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Panama and Olean 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 |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% 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±$14k 75% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$204,000±$22kHighest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $785±$43Lowest 52% below NY |
$794±$52Highest 51% below NY |
$793±$79 51% below NY |
| Olean and North 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 |
$3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$2,899 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±24.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±18.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| North Harmony and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.3% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
20 min 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and North Harmony 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 | — | #337 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.