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Corning vs Hamlin vs Hornby
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Hamlin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
Hornby has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.3%).
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 | Hamlin | Hornby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,829 |
8,652Highest |
1,781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
-1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6 5% above NY |
41.9±3.7Highest 5% above NY |
41±1.9Lowest 3% above NY |
| Hamlin 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% |
20.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Hornby 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% |
19.9%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
17.1%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Corning and Hamlin 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% |
27.3% NY: 40.2% |
26.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Corning and Hamlin 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 |
$83,510±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$88,281±$17k about the NY average |
| Corning and Hornby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,600±$14kHighest 60% below NY |
$166,200±$9k 61% below NY |
$163,800±$20kLowest 61% below NY |
| Corning and Hamlin 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 |
$1,062±$137 34% below NY |
$1,056±$157Lowest 35% below NY |
| Corning and Hamlin 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 |
$4,343 34% below NY |
$4,500Highest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
66.7%±23.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hornby and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3% NY: 54.3% |
90.5%Highest 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 minLowest 38% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
21 min 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Hamlin and Hornby 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 | — | — |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0 |
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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.