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Fleming vs Salem vs Aurelius
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 expensive homes ($250k median).
Salem has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Aurelius has the most affordable homes ($167k 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 | Salem | Aurelius |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463Lowest |
2,611Highest |
2,593 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
47.5±4.2 19% above NY |
49.1±4Highest 23% above NY |
| Aurelius and Salem 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% |
16.2%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Aurelius 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% |
22.9%±5.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.7%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Aurelius 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% NY: 40.2% |
31.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Aurelius 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 |
$83,398±$12kLowest about the NY average |
$94,079±$16kHighest 9% above NY |
| Aurelius 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 |
$196,000±$26k 54% below NY |
$167,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
| Fleming and Salem 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 |
$948±$40 42% below NY |
$813±$200Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,908 41% below NY |
$3,516Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.1%±7.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
44%±17.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Salem and Aurelius 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% |
17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
9.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% NY: 54.3% |
77.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
19 min 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
22.8%±12.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Salem 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 | — | #376 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | SALEM HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.5 |
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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.