Compare towns
Corning vs Au Sable vs Big Flats
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 kids (24.8% under 18).
Au Sable has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
Big Flats has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Au Sable | Big Flats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,829 |
3,156Lowest |
7,592Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY |
45.4±8Highest 14% above NY |
43.5±3.6 9% above NY |
| Au Sable and Big Flats 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% |
20.3%±7.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Big Flats and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% NY: 40.2% |
19.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
51.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.8%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Au Sable and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,482±$10k about the NY average |
$95,069±$36kHighest 11% above NY |
$87,044±$11kLowest about the NY average |
| Au Sable and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,600±$14k 60% below NY |
$133,000±$43kLowest 69% below NY |
$218,500±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219 20% below NY |
$1,074±$328Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,345±$111Highest 17% below NY |
| Big Flats and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,895 41% below NY |
$3,242Lowest 51% below NY |
$4,765Highest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15 NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±23Highest NY: 52.1% |
37%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Au Sable and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% NY: 14% |
12%Highest NY: 14% |
5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 38% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
17 minLowest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
3.4%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Big Flats and Corning 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 | #248 of 484 in NY | #118 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.