Big Flats is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,555 people and two associated neighborhoods, Big Flats is the 295th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Big Flats has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.54% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Big Flats is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Big Flats a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Big Flats has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Big Flats’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

One of the benefits of Big Flats is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.14 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small town, Big Flats does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Big Flats, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Big Flats is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.34% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Big Flats in 2022 was $57,138, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $228,552 for a family of four.

The people who call Big Flats home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Big Flats residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Big Flats include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Big Flats is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.