Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,197, settled in 1918. 2.4 times the library visits per person than the typical New York town.
North Harmony’s best subject grades are an A− for schools, civic life, and the outdoors; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. 27% of residents are 65 or older in North Harmony, against 20% in New York’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. 13% of the land in North Harmony is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 37 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is North Harmony State Forest, 1,519 acres with 9.7 miles of trail. North Harmony has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where North Harmony beats most towns.
Where North 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 North Harmony is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,235 in 1920, 2,182 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2023 and 2 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in North 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 North Harmony.
Most working residents leave North Harmony for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in North Harmony is 20 minutes. Jobs based in North Harmony grew to 213 in 2023, 74 more than in 2013.
| North Harmony | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
North Harmony’s median age is 50.2 years. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| North Harmony | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 88% are women (NY 50%).
| North Harmony | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Harmony.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Harmony has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 16° and about 225 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
37 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whalen Memorial State Forest | 12.6 mi | 1,330 |
| 2. North Harmony State Forest | 9.7 mi | 1,519 |
| 3. Dobbins Woods Nature Preserve | 1.8 mi | 106 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
North Harmony beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 82% of adults had a checkup this year in North Harmony.
| North Harmony | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | North Harmony | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Harmony. Close and well known come first.
4 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
31 mi DamKinzua Dam
40 mi National forestAllegheny National Forest
33 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park
30 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf36 mi Theme parkWaldameer ParkChautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny National Forest: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Harmony
About 1 of every 100 North Harmony residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
North Harmony is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2020 census. The town is on the west side of Chautauqua Lake. The shore of the lake is the location of many summer resort communities.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with North Harmony.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Harmony | — | — | B− | — | A− | B |
| Harmony | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Sherman | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Chautauqua | #334 | B | B | — | A− | B− |
| Busti | #658 | D | C− | — | B− | C+ |
| Panama | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Harmony, Harmony and Sherman have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. North Harmony, Harmony, Sherman, Chautauqua and Busti report no FBI crime data of their own. Panama isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Harmony with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.4 times the library visits per person than the typical New York town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
