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Corning vs Pendleton vs Big Flats
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 affordable homes ($168k median).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Big Flats has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Pendleton | Big Flats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,829Lowest |
7,034 |
7,592Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY |
46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
43.5±3.6 9% above NY |
| Pendleton and Big Flats 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% |
21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Big Flats and Pendleton 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% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
51.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Corning and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,482±$10k about the NY average |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$87,044±$11kLowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton 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 |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$218,500±$15k 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219 20% below NY |
$994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,345±$111Highest 17% below NY |
| Big Flats and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,895Lowest 41% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,765 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37%±17.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Corning and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 38% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
17 minLowest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Big Flats 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | #118 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0Lowest |
14.5Highest |
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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.