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Corning vs Pomfret vs Fredonia
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.7%).
Pomfret has the most homeowners (63.1%).
Fredonia has the youngest population (median age 32.4).
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.
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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 | Corning | Pomfret | Fredonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,643 |
12,795Highest |
9,467Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.9% NY: +4.2% |
-14.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.8±1.7Highest 5% below NY |
37.5±4 6% below NY |
32.4±4.9Lowest 19% below NY |
| Corning and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±2.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.1%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
14%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Pomfret and Fredonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
41.4% NY: 40.2% |
45.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
22.5%±3 NY: 7% |
28.6%±3.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Fredonia and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,760±$5kHighest 28% below NY |
$57,746±$10k 33% below NY |
$50,433±$9kLowest 41% below NY |
| Corning and Pomfret 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 |
$185,400±$19k 56% below NY |
$192,500±$22kHighest 55% below NY |
| Fredonia and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,014±$84Highest 37% below NY |
$866±$43Lowest 47% below NY |
$878±$64 46% below NY |
| Corning and Fredonia 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 |
$4,459 32% below NY |
$4,725Highest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.2%±8.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.1%±10.4 NY: 52.1% |
60.5%±10.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Fredonia and Pomfret 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% |
22.6% NY: 14% |
25.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
63.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1943Lowest 16 yrs older than NY |
1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1951 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 46% below NY |
18 minHighest 45% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.9%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±4 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±5.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Corning and Pomfret 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 | #211 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL | FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
10.0Lowest |
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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.