Compare towns
Corning vs Middlesex vs Erwin
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).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Erwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
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 | Middlesex | Erwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,829 |
1,407Lowest |
7,965Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6% NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY |
55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
43.8±2 10% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Middlesex 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% NY: 40.2% |
21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Corning and Erwin 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 |
$75,750±$21kLowest 12% below NY |
$88,333±$16k about the NY average |
| Corning and Erwin 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 |
$208,100±$62k 51% below NY |
$223,700±$26kHighest 47% below NY |
| Erwin and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219 20% below NY |
$1,406±$672Highest 13% below NY |
$1,271±$136Lowest 22% below NY |
| Middlesex 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 |
$3,459Lowest 47% below NY |
$5,829Highest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15 NY: 52.1% |
29.1%±39Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.8%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Erwin 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% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% NY: 54.3% |
90.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 38% below NY |
25 minHighest 22% below NY |
15 minLowest 54% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Erwin 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 | — | #431 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.