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Java vs Fabius vs Fleming
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Java has the most homeowners (95.2%).
Fabius has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Fleming has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Java | Fabius | Fleming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,063 |
2,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
46±4.9Highest 16% above NY |
43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
| Fabius and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Fabius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±1.7 NY: 17.9% |
24.5%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Fleming and Fabius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30.4% NY: 40.2% |
30.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$94,063±$11k 9% above NY |
$92,216±$7kLowest 7% above NY |
| Java and Fabius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$239,300±$26k 44% below NY |
$250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
| Fleming and Fabius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$942±$70 42% below NY |
$1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$5,504Highest 16% below NY |
$5,214 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±10.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.7%±16.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Fabius and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.3%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.1% NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1957 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Fabius and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | FABIUS-POMPEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | FABIUS-POMPEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7 |
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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.