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Springport vs Fleming vs Aurelius
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springport has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Fleming has the most expensive homes ($250k median).
Aurelius has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
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 | Springport | Fleming | Aurelius |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,352Lowest |
2,463 |
2,593Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.4±7.1Highest 24% above NY |
43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
49.1±4 23% above NY |
| Springport and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±4Lowest 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+ | 25.6%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
24.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.7%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Aurelius and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.9% NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,042±$26kLowest about the NY average |
$92,216±$7k 7% above NY |
$94,079±$16kHighest 9% above NY |
| Aurelius and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39k 56% below NY |
$250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$167,000±$14kLowest 61% 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 | $1,067±$109 34% below NY |
$1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
$813±$200Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,725 43% below NY |
$5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,516Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.6%±14 NY: 52.1% |
15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44%±17.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Aurelius and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
4.3% NY: 14% |
9.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7% NY: 54.3% |
92.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 30% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
19 min 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Springport and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.