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Corning vs Jay
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).
Jay 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 | Jay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,829Highest |
2,354Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY |
48.8±4.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Jay 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% |
16%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Jay 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,482±$10kHighest about the NY average |
$72,380±$19kLowest 16% below NY |
| Corning and Jay 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 |
$196,900±$22kHighest 54% below NY |
| Jay and Corning 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 |
$1,272±$366Lowest 22% below NY |
| Corning and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,895Highest 41% below NY |
$3,741Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±21.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Corning and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Jay 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 | — |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0 |
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| 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.