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Fleming 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 highest household income ($92k).
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 | Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,463Highest |
2,064Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Highest 10% above NY |
36.6±5.7Lowest 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%±5.8Lowest 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% |
15.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 7% |
15.6%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,216±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
$69,420±$18kLowest 19% below NY |
| Fleming and Lima 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 |
$203,300±$19kLowest 52% below NY |
| Fleming and Lima 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 |
$830±$177Lowest 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Lowest 21% below NY |
$5,884Highest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7Lowest 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% |
6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3Lowest 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.