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Corning vs Marilla
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 people working from home (8.3%).
Marilla has the most expensive homes ($286k median).
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 | Marilla |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,829Highest |
5,148Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY |
46.5±5.5Highest 17% above NY |
| Marilla 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% |
15.4%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Corning and Marilla 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% |
33.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Corning and Marilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,482±$10kLowest about the NY average |
$92,787±$23kHighest 8% above NY |
| Marilla 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±$14kLowest 60% below NY |
$286,400±$36kHighest 32% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219Highest 20% below NY |
$952±$95Lowest 41% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,895Lowest 41% below NY |
$5,098Highest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±44.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Corning and Marilla 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% |
2.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 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%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.9%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Corning and Marilla 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 | #258 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | IROQUOIS 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.