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Fleming vs Arcade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fleming has the most homeowners (86.7%).
Arcade has the most renters (49.4% rent).
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 | Fleming | Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,463Highest |
1,915Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
44.7±4.6Highest 12% above NY |
| Arcade and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Fleming and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 7% |
8.5%±6.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,216±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
$58,695±$4kLowest 32% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$172,300±$19kLowest 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
$805±$176Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,938Lowest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.7%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Arcade and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Fleming and Arcade 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 | — | #260 of 484 in NY |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.