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Big Flats vs Erwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Big Flats has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Erwin has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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 | Big Flats | Erwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,592Lowest |
7,965Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.5±3.6Lowest 9% above NY |
43.8±2Highest 10% above NY |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Big Flats and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
49.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $87,044±$11kLowest about the NY average |
$88,333±$16kHighest about the NY average |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,500±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
$223,700±$26kHighest 47% below NY |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,345±$111Highest 17% below NY |
$1,271±$136Lowest 22% below NY |
| Big Flats and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,765Lowest 28% below NY |
$5,829Highest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.8%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minHighest 47% below NY |
15 minLowest 54% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Big Flats and Erwin 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 | #431 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.