What stands out worked out from the figures below

Au Sable has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).

Corning has the most people working from home (8.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Au Sable	Corning
People
Population	3,156Lowest	5,829Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.2%Highest NY: +4.2%	-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	45.4±8Highest 14% above NY	41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY
	Au Sable and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.3%±7.7Lowest NY: 20.5%	24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5%
	Corning and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9%	22.1%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9%
	Corning and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.3%Lowest NY: 40.2%	38%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.8%±3.1Highest NY: 7%	4.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7%
	Au Sable and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$95,069±$36kHighest 11% above NY	$88,482±$10kLowest about the NY average
	Au Sable and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$133,000±$43kLowest 69% below NY	$167,600±$14kHighest 60% below NY
	Corning and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,074±$328Lowest 34% below NY	$1,289±$219Highest 20% below NY
	Corning and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,242Lowest 51% below NY	$3,895Highest 41% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.3%±23Highest NY: 52.1%	39.1%±15Lowest NY: 52.1%
	Au Sable and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	12%Highest NY: 14%	8.2%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3%	86%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY	1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 21% below NY	20 minLowest 38% below NY
Work from home	3.4%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9%	8.3%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9%
	Corning and Au Sable 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	#248 of 484 in NY	#393 of 484 in NY
School district	AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL	CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER
Students per teacherat that high school	11.6Highest	4.0Lowest
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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.