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Corning vs Fredonia vs Glens Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corning has the most affordable homes ($158k median).
Fredonia has the youngest population (median age 32.4).
Glens Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
Fredonia is a college town. 28.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Fredonia | Glens Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,643 |
9,467Lowest |
14,609Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.7% NY: +4.2% |
-14.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.8±1.7Highest 5% below NY |
32.4±4.9Lowest 19% below NY |
36.9±1.6 7% below NY |
| Corning and Glens Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±2.5 NY: 20.5% |
14%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Glens Falls and 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% |
19.9%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
16%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Fredonia 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% NY: 40.2% |
45.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
28.6%±3.9Highest NY: 7% |
5.2%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,760±$5k 28% below NY |
$50,433±$9kLowest 41% below NY |
$67,788±$5kHighest 21% below NY |
| Glens Falls 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±$9kLowest 63% below NY |
$192,500±$22k 55% below NY |
$212,200±$12kHighest 50% below NY |
| Glens Falls and Fredonia 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 |
$878±$64Lowest 46% below NY |
$1,077±$33Highest 34% below NY |
| Glens Falls and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,371Lowest 34% below NY |
$4,725Highest 28% below NY |
$4,472 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.2%±8.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.5%±10.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.7%±6.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Fredonia and Glens Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% NY: 14% |
25.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
53.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
52.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1943 16 yrs older than NY |
1951Highest 8 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 46% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
19 minHighest 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.9%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Corning and Fredonia 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 | — | #229 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | GLENS FALLS COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT · GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL | — | GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
— | 13.2Highest |
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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.