Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Harmony’s subject grades are an A− for the outdoors and a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 78 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. 17% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Harmony, below both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). 16% of the land in Harmony is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Watts Wildlife Management Area, at 2,425 acres. Harmony has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Harmony beats most towns.
Where Harmony’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Harmony is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 845 in 1820, a peak of 3,749 in 1850, 2,108 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1867 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harmony, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Harmony.
Most working residents leave Harmony for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Harmony grew to 273 in 2023, 44 more than in 2013. Harmony’s median household income is $59,000.
| Harmony | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.5% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Panama Central School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama K-6 SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 213 | B |
| Panama High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 189 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
20 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Harmony State Forest | 3.1 mi | 241 |
| 2. Panama State Forest | 1.8 mi | 1,207 |
| 3. Brokenstraw State Forest | 1.6 mi | 646 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Harmony has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Harmony is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harmony beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 39% of Harmony adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Harmony | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Harmony | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harmony. Close and well known come first.
8 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
28 mi DamKinzua Dam
36 mi National forestAllegheny National Forest
28 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
34 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park36 mi Theme parkWaldameer ParkChautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny National Forest: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Harmony
About 3 of every 100 Harmony residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Harmony is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,108 at the 2020 census. The town is on the south border of the county and southwest of Jamestown.
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5 towns share a border with Harmony.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| North Harmony | — | — | B− | — | A− | B |
| Busti | #658 | D | C− | — | B− | C+ |
| Clymer | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Panama | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Harmony, North Harmony and Clymer have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Harmony, North Harmony, Busti and Clymer report no FBI crime data of their own. Panama isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Harmony with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $128,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
