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Fleming vs Java vs Arcade vs Russia
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).
Java has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
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 | Java | Arcade | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,463Highest |
2,049 |
1,915Lowest |
2,272 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9% NY: +4.2% |
-12.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
44.7±4.6Highest 12% above NY |
43.9±2.9 10% above NY |
| Arcade 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% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Russia 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% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±3.7 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% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
8.5%±6.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.7 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±$7k 7% above NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$58,695±$4kLowest 32% below NY |
$86,116±$17k about the NY average |
| 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 |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$172,300±$19kLowest 59% below NY |
$232,200±$44k 45% below NY |
| Fleming and Russia 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 |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$805±$176Lowest 50% below NY |
$888±$325 45% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$3,938 40% below NY |
$2,939Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.7%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.1%±10.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Arcade and Russia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
28 min 14% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Fleming 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 | — |
| School district | — | — | — | POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school 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 | 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.