Compare towns
Fleming vs Calais vs Russia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fleming has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Russia has the most affordable homes ($232k 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 | Calais | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463Highest |
1,713Lowest |
2,272 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2 12% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
43.9±2.9Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Russia 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Fleming and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fleming and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais 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±$7k 14% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$86,116±$17kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Calais 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±$32k 25% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$232,200±$44kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,773±$334Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$888±$325Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Fleming and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214 67% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$2,939Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.1%±10.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Calais and Russia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.