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Big Flats vs Pendleton vs Corning
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Corning has the most affordable homes ($168k median).
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 | Pendleton | Corning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,592Highest |
7,034 |
5,829Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.5±3.6 9% above NY |
46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY |
| Pendleton 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 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| 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%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Big Flats and Pendleton 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 NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Corning and Pendleton 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 |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$88,482±$10k about the NY average |
| Pendleton 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 48% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$167,600±$14kLowest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,345±$111Highest 17% below NY |
$994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,289±$219 20% below NY |
| 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 28% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$3,895Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±17.4 NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
39.1%±15Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Corning 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% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 47% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
20 min 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | #393 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5Highest |
4.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.