Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fleming’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for schools. Fleming’s median rent is $1,773 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. 14% of the land in Fleming is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 66 of New York’s 1,187 towns score lower on civic life. Sand Beach Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fleming has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fleming beats most towns.
Where Fleming’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Fleming is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
![Fleming [Township]; Fleming [Village]](https://images.townratings.com/story/29055/460c8aa1e157787c217e-l.jpg)
Census counts: 1,461 in 1830, a low of 886 in 1920, 2,475 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 4 maps from 1899 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fleming, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Fleming.
Most working residents leave Fleming for work: only 5% work in town. Fleming’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Fleming grew to 748 in 2023, 133 more than in 2013.
| Fleming | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (18% statewide). 24% of residents are under 18 in Fleming. Fleming has lost 2.4% of its people since 2020, down to 2,400 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fleming | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Fleming | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.6% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.6% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Fleming has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Fleming is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emerson Park | — | 15 |
| 2. Harriet Tubman National Historical Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fleming.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fleming beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 82% of Fleming adults had a checkup this year.
| Fleming | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fleming | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fleming. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
14 mi LakeCayuga Lake
22 mi LakeSeneca Lake
24 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
38 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
23 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State ParkJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fleming
About 5 of every 100 Fleming residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Fleming is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,475 at the 2020 census. The name is that of General George Fleming, an early settler. Fleming is at the northern end of Owasco Lake, south of Auburn.
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6 towns share a border with Fleming.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming | — | — | C− | — | C− | B− |
| Owasco | #689 | D | C− | — | C | C+ |
| Auburn | #713 | D | C+ | C | D | C− |
| Scipio | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Aurelius | #266 | B+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Melrose Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Springport | — | — | B | — | B | B+ |
Fleming, Scipio and Springport have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fleming, Owasco, Scipio, Aurelius and Springport report no FBI crime data of their own. Melrose Park isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fleming with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $250,000, 52% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Anna Morgan and Susan Ann Edson.
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