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Westville vs Constable vs Harmony
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.4%).
Constable has the highest household income ($62k).
Harmony has the most people working from home (8.1%).
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 | Westville | Constable | Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,881 |
1,501Lowest |
2,344Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43±6.1Highest 8% above NY |
39.7±5.2Lowest about the NY average |
41.8±7 5% above NY |
| Westville and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Constable and Westville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Westville and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Harmony and Westville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,528±$10kLowest 34% below NY |
$62,169±$6kHighest 28% below NY |
$58,600±$11k 32% below NY |
| Constable and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $111,500±$14kLowest 74% below NY |
$119,200±$19k 72% below NY |
$128,300±$15kHighest 70% below NY |
| Harmony and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $928±$74Highest 43% below NY |
$759±$172Lowest 53% below NY |
$788±$40 51% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,609Lowest 76% below NY |
$2,177 67% below NY |
$2,805Highest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±26.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.8%±34.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Westville and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% NY: 14% |
15.6%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 28% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.7%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Harmony and Westville 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.