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Corning vs Arcadia
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 highest household income ($88k).
Arcadia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.6%).
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 | Arcadia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,829Lowest |
13,601Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY |
43.7±3.1Highest 10% above NY |
| Arcadia and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.3%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Corning and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,482±$10kHighest about the NY average |
$63,398±$5kLowest 26% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,600±$14kHighest 60% below NY |
$148,400±$12kLowest 65% below NY |
| Corning and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219Highest 20% below NY |
$1,002±$86Lowest 38% below NY |
| Corning and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,895Lowest 41% below NY |
$3,944Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Arcadia and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Corning and Arcadia 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 | #393 of 484 in NY | #301 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0Lowest |
9.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.