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Fleming vs Colden vs Virgil
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).
Colden has the most people working from home (15%).
Virgil has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1%).
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 | Colden | Virgil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463Lowest |
3,145Highest |
2,525 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.4% NY: +4.2% |
+1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
49.3±10.4Highest 24% above NY |
44.8±2.5 13% above NY |
| Colden and Virgil 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% |
19.1%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Virgil 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% |
23.3%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
17%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Fleming and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
41%Highest NY: 40.2% |
35.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±3.2 NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Virgil 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 |
$97,935±$15kHighest 14% above NY |
$91,094±$21kLowest 6% above NY |
| Colden 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 41% below NY |
$302,600±$42kHighest 29% below NY |
$244,600±$32kLowest 42% below NY |
| Colden and Fleming 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 |
$943±$142Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,208±$159 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$4,752 28% below NY |
$4,188Lowest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7 NY: 52.1% |
61.5%±28Highest NY: 52.1% |
8.9%±19.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
10%Highest NY: 14% |
7.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Colden and Virgil 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 | — | #346 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.