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Corning vs Middlesex vs Trenton
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 affordable homes ($168k median).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Middlesex | Trenton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,829Highest |
1,943Lowest |
4,257 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
44.3±2.2 14% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Trenton 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% |
21.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.4%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Corning and Trenton 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middlesex and Corning 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 10% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$88,807±$13k 10% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Trenton 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. |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$225,400±$32k 32% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219 9% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359Highest 6% below U.S. |
$895±$397Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| 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 25% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$3,887Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.4%±31.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Corning and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Trenton 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 | — | #117 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | None in town | HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0Lowest |
— | 9.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.