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Fleming vs Ledyard vs Lima
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 oldest population (median age 43.7).
Ledyard has the youngest population (median age 31).
Lima has the most people working from home (12.4%).
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 | Ledyard | Lima |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463Highest |
1,811Lowest |
2,064 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Highest 10% above NY |
31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
36.6±5.7 8% below NY |
| Fleming and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lima and Fleming 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% |
18.8%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
37% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 7% |
24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
15.6%±0.8 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,216±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
$86,731±$12k about the NY average |
$69,420±$18kLowest 19% below NY |
| Fleming and Ledyard 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 |
$249,200±$22k 41% below NY |
$203,300±$19kLowest 52% below NY |
| Fleming and Ledyard 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 |
$1,276±$317 21% below NY |
$830±$177Lowest 49% below NY |
| Fleming and Ledyard 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 |
$3,864Lowest 41% below NY |
$5,884Highest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7 NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±24.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lima and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1959 same as NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
20 min 37% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.4%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Lima 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.