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Fleming vs Sherburne
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).
Sherburne has the most people working from home (12.6%).
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 | Sherburne |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,463Lowest |
3,909Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2Highest 10% above NY |
39.4±4.9Lowest about the NY average |
| Fleming and Sherburne 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% |
24.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sherburne 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% |
17.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Sherburne 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 |
$63,203±$8kLowest 26% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$149,300±$14kLowest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
$855±$87Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,608Lowest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.1%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sherburne 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% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.4%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 |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.6%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sherburne 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 | — | #271 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.