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Corning vs Eagle vs South Corning
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corning has the most renters (48.7% rent).
Eagle has the highest household income ($73k).
South Corning has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.2%).
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 | Corning | Eagle | South Corning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,643Highest |
1,231 |
1,132Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.7% NY: +4.2% |
-7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.8±1.7Lowest 5% below NY |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
38.9±4.7Highest about the NY average |
| South Corning and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and South Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| South Corning and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| South Corning and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,760±$5k 28% below NY |
$72,778±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
$58,750±$19kLowest 32% below NY |
| Eagle and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,400±$9kHighest 63% below NY |
$148,900±$41k 65% below NY |
$124,600±$16kLowest 71% below NY |
| Corning and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,014±$84 37% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
$1,310±$137Highest 19% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,371Highest 34% below NY |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,225 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.2%±8.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.5%±26.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and South Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1943Lowest 16 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1955 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 46% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
17 minLowest 49% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.9%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5 NY: 14.9% |
7.4%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Corning and Eagle 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 | #60 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.