Compare towns
Fleming vs Java vs Auburn 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 most kids (23.7% under 18).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
Auburn has the most renters (51.4% 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 | Auburn | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,463 |
2,049Lowest |
26,285Highest |
2,272 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2 10% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
41.1±1.1Lowest 3% above NY |
43.9±2.9 10% above NY |
| Java and Russia 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% |
19%±1.7Lowest 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%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Fleming and Auburn 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% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.7%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Russia 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 |
$51,052±$5kLowest 41% 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 |
$152,800±$9kLowest 64% 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±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$897±$50 45% below NY |
$888±$325 45% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$3,998 39% 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% |
55%±7.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.1%±10.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
48.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
1959Highest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
20 min 40% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±3.5 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 | — | — | #374 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | — | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.8Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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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.