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Java vs Fleming vs Milo
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%).
Fleming has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Milo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).
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 | Fleming | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,463 |
6,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.7±9.2 10% above NY |
42.7±5.2Lowest 7% above NY |
| Java and Fleming 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% |
23.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Milo 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% |
24.5%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Milo and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
30.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest 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 |
$92,216±$7k 7% above NY |
$62,500±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
| Java and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$165,200±$16kLowest 61% below NY |
| Fleming and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
$733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,425Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
15.7%±16.7 NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Milo 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% |
4.3% NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.7% NY: 54.3% |
65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
18 min 44% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Milo and Java 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 | — | — | #84 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | PENN YAN ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.