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Corning vs Sodus
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).
Sodus has the oldest population (median age 50.7).
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 | Sodus |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,829Lowest |
8,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY |
50.7±5.5Highest 27% above NY |
| Sodus 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% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sodus 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% |
20.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,482±$10kHighest about the NY average |
$70,478±$13kLowest 18% below NY |
| Corning and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,600±$14kHighest 60% below NY |
$152,500±$18kLowest 64% below NY |
| Corning and Sodus 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 |
$853±$194Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,895Highest 41% below NY |
$3,866Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±15Lowest NY: 52.1% |
39.9%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sodus 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% |
17.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Corning and Sodus 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 | #352 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 4.0Lowest |
9.7Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.