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Corning vs Pendleton vs Peru
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%).
Peru has the most renters (17.3% rent).
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 | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,829Lowest |
7,034Highest |
6,710 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6 5% above NY |
46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton 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% |
21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Peru 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% |
23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.9% NY: 40.2% |
33.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Peru 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 about the NY average |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$101,771±$22k 18% above NY |
| Pendleton and Peru 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 |
$203,200±$38k 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219Highest 20% below NY |
$994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,067±$173 34% below NY |
| Corning and Peru 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 |
$4,357 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15 NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Peru and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
21 min 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Peru 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 | #347 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | PERU HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0Lowest |
14.5Highest |
11.7 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.