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Fleming vs Java vs Orangeville
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 the most people working from home (9%).
Orangeville has the most affordable homes ($149k 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 | Java | Orangeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463Highest |
2,049 |
1,273Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
51.6±5.2Highest 30% above NY |
| Orangeville 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% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest 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%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Orangeville and Fleming 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% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$85,563±$24kLowest 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 |
$148,700±$41kLowest 65% below NY |
| Fleming and Java 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 |
$1,063±$232 34% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$2,919Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Fleming and Java 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% |
4.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.4%±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. | |||
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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.