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Delaware vs Fleming vs Nelson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Fleming has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Nelson has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.5%).
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 | Delaware | Fleming | Nelson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,261 |
2,463Highest |
1,765Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
-4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±6.3Highest 24% above NY |
43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
47.2±6.2 19% above NY |
| Delaware and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±8 NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±5.3 NY: 17.9% |
24.5%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Fleming and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.7% NY: 40.2% |
30.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
46.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 7% |
6.2%±3.4 NY: 7% |
| Delaware and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
$92,216±$7k 7% above NY |
$82,063±$18kLowest 5% below NY |
| Delaware and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,300±$17kLowest 46% below NY |
$250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$230,000±$18k 46% below NY |
| Fleming and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
$773±$328Lowest 52% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,989 24% below NY |
$5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,990Lowest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.4%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
22.2%±40.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Delaware and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.7% NY: 54.3% |
86.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
29 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Delaware and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.