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Corning vs Middlebury vs Caton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corning has the most kids (24.8% under 18).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Caton has the highest household income ($111k).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Caton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,829 |
7,220Highest |
2,082Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6 7% above U.S. |
23.7±1.3Lowest 39% below U.S. |
42.5±6.6Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Caton 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 U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Corning and Caton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.3%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Corning and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% U.S.: 35.7% |
61.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
40.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,482±$10k 10% above U.S. |
$86,250±$18kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$110,536±$33kHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Caton 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 50% below U.S. |
$417,400±$31kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$189,500±$21k 43% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219Highest 9% below U.S. |
$1,201±$120 15% below U.S. |
$714±$499Lowest 49% below U.S. |
| Corning and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,895Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$6,795Highest 118% above U.S. |
$4,572 47% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.6%±15.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±96.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlebury and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 23% below U.S. |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #393 of 484 in NY | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| 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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U.S. 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.