Compare towns
Corning vs Chenango 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).
Chenango has the youngest population (median age 41).
Big Flats has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
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 | Chenango | Big Flats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,829Lowest |
10,787Highest |
7,592 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6 5% above NY |
41±2.8Lowest 3% above NY |
43.5±3.6Highest 9% above NY |
| Big Flats 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% |
22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
22%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Big Flats and Chenango 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% |
35.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
51.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Chenango 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±$10kHighest about the NY average |
$86,646±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$87,044±$11k about the NY average |
| Corning and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,600±$14kLowest 60% below NY |
$172,000±$9k 59% below NY |
$218,500±$15kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219 20% below NY |
$1,038±$97Lowest 36% 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 |
$3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$4,765Highest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15 NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
37%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango 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% |
9.1%Highest NY: 14% |
5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.3% NY: 54.3% |
79.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 38% below NY |
24 minHighest 27% below NY |
17 minLowest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Big Flats and Chenango 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 | #233 of 484 in NY | #118 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.