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Fleming vs Java vs Princetown
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%).
Princetown has the most expensive homes ($316k 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 | Princetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463Highest |
2,049 |
1,860Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
47.9±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
| Princetown 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% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest 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%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.6%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Fleming and Princetown 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest 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±$7kLowest 7% above NY |
$95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$98,438±$21kHighest 14% above NY |
| Princetown and Java 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 |
$223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$315,700±$39kHighest 26% below NY |
| Princetown 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 |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,354±$91 16% below NY |
| Fleming and Princetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214 21% below NY |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$5,750Highest 13% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
67.6%±58.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Princetown and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
4.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±4Lowest 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.