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Corning vs Ripton vs Riverside
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Bordering CorningSouth Corning
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corning has the most renters (48.7% rent).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k median).
Riverside has the most kids (37.7% under 18).
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 | Ripton | Riverside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,643Highest |
508Lowest |
624 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 37.8±1.7 about the U.S. average |
47.7±14.2Highest 23% above U.S. |
31.8±14.1Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Ripton and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
37.7%±7.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.9%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
48%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,760±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$88,750±$26k 10% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,400±$9k 52% below U.S. |
$394,400±$61kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$119,500±$16kLowest 64% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,014±$84Lowest 28% below U.S. |
— | $1,021±$188Highest 28% below U.S. |
| Riverside and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,371 40% above U.S. |
$4,915Highest 58% above U.S. |
$2,023Lowest 35% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.2%±8.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±15.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ripton and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1943Lowest 37 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1950 30 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 33% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.9%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±18.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Riverside and Ripton 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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U.S. 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.