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Genoa vs Fleming vs Locke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Genoa has the most people working from home (10.5%).
Fleming has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Locke has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.7%).
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 | Genoa | Fleming | Locke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,643Lowest |
2,463Highest |
1,805 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±5.9Highest 12% above NY |
43.7±9.2 10% above NY |
39.9±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Genoa and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
25%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Locke and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7 NY: 17.9% |
24.5%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.9% NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 7% |
5.2%±3.1 NY: 7% |
| Genoa and Locke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,833±$11kHighest 8% above NY |
$92,216±$7k 7% above NY |
$69,125±$5kLowest 20% below NY |
| Genoa and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,900±$38k 43% below NY |
$250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$186,800±$17kLowest 56% below NY |
| Fleming and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,275±$804 21% below NY |
$1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
$1,099±$140Lowest 32% below NY |
| Fleming and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 41% below NY |
$5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,267Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±28.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.7%±19.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Genoa and Locke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
23 minHighest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
4.8%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Genoa 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.