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Genoa vs Fleming vs Virgil
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).
Virgil has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1%).
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 | Virgil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,643Lowest |
2,463 |
2,525Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
+1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±5.9 12% above NY |
43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
44.8±2.5Highest 13% above NY |
| Virgil and Genoa 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%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Virgil 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% |
17%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7% NY: 40.2% |
30.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
4.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Genoa and Fleming 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 |
$91,094±$21kLowest 6% above 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±$38kLowest 43% below NY |
$250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$244,600±$32k 42% below NY |
| Fleming and Virgil 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 |
$1,208±$159Lowest 25% 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 | $3,908Lowest 41% below NY |
$5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$4,188 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±28.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.7%±16.7 NY: 52.1% |
8.9%±19.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Genoa and Fleming 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% |
7.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Genoa and Virgil 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.