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Fleming vs Springport 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).
Springport has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3%).
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 | Springport | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463 |
2,352Lowest |
26,285Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9% NY: +4.2% |
-3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2 10% above NY |
49.4±7.1Highest 24% above NY |
41.1±1.1Lowest 3% above NY |
| Springport 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% |
21.9%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Springport 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% |
25.6%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Springport 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% |
35.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±0.6Lowest 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 |
$86,042±$26k about the NY average |
$51,052±$5kLowest 41% below NY |
| Fleming and Springport 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 |
$184,700±$39k 56% below NY |
$152,800±$9kLowest 64% below NY |
| Fleming and Springport 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 |
$1,067±$109 34% below NY |
$897±$50Lowest 45% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,725Lowest 43% below NY |
$3,998 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
22.6%±14 NY: 52.1% |
55%±7.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3% NY: 14% |
3.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.5% NY: 54.3% |
48.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
20 min 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Springport 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 | — | UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
13.8Highest |
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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.