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Big Flats vs Corning vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Big Flats has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Corning has the most affordable homes ($168k median).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
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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 | Big Flats | Corning | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,592Highest |
5,829 |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.5±3.6 12% above U.S. |
41.6±3.6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
24.8%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Corning and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,044±$11kLowest 8% above U.S. |
$88,482±$10k 10% above U.S. |
$112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,500±$15k 34% below U.S. |
$167,600±$14kLowest 50% below U.S. |
$394,400±$61kHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,345±$111Highest 5% below U.S. |
$1,289±$219Lowest 9% below U.S. |
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| Big Flats and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,765 53% above U.S. |
$3,895Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$4,915Highest 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±17.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.1%±15 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ripton and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
20 min 23% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ripton and Big Flats 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 | #118 of 484 in NY | #393 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 4.0 |
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U.S. 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.