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Fleming vs Seneca vs Auburn
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).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Auburn has the most renters (51.4% rent).
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 | Seneca | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463Lowest |
2,622 |
26,285Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2 10% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
41.1±1.1Lowest 3% above NY |
| Seneca and Fleming 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% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Seneca 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% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Fleming and Seneca 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% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.7%±0.7 NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,216±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
$51,052±$5kLowest 41% below NY |
| Fleming and Seneca 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 |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
$152,800±$9kLowest 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
$1,549±$420 4% below NY |
$897±$50Lowest 45% below NY |
| Fleming and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,998 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55%±7.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
19.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
48.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1947 12 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
20 min 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca 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 | — | — | #374 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.8 |
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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.