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Corning vs Peru vs Williamson
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).
Peru has the highest household income ($102k).
Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Peru | Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,829Lowest |
6,710 |
6,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2% NY: +4.2% |
-1.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6Highest 5% above NY |
40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
40.9±4.2 about the NY average |
| Corning and Williamson 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% |
21.8%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest 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%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Corning and Williamson 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% |
33.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Lowest 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 |
$101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
$90,515±$14k 5% above NY |
| Peru and Williamson 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 |
$203,200±$38kHighest 52% below NY |
$192,700±$18k 55% below NY |
| Peru and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,289±$219Highest 20% below NY |
$1,067±$173 34% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% 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 |
$4,357 34% below NY |
$5,172Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15 NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5Lowest 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% |
8.9% NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
21 min 37% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Williamson 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 | #347 of 484 in NY | #221 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0Lowest |
11.7Highest |
8.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.