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Fleming vs Bennington vs Java
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 shortest commute (18 min average).
Bennington has the most people working from home (10.5%).
Java has the most affordable homes ($224k median).
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 | Bennington | Java |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463 |
3,220Highest |
2,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
46.7±5.8Highest 17% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
| Bennington and Java 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% |
20.5%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Java 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% |
22.4%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Fleming and Bennington 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% |
26% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,216±$7k 7% above NY |
$89,050±$10kLowest 4% above NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
| Java and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$244,400±$24k 42% below NY |
$223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
| Fleming and Bennington 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 |
$942±$344 42% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$4,591 30% below NY |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7 NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±29Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bennington and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% NY: 14% |
8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.7% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Bennington and Java 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.