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Erwin 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
Erwin has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Big Flats has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Erwin | Big Flats |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,965Highest |
7,592Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.8±2Highest 10% above NY |
43.5±3.6Lowest 9% above NY |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Big Flats and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
51.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,333±$16kHighest about the NY average |
$87,044±$11kLowest about the NY average |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,700±$26kHighest 47% below NY |
$218,500±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$136Lowest 22% below NY |
$1,345±$111Highest 17% below NY |
| Big Flats and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,829Highest 11% below NY |
$4,765Lowest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
37%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Erwin and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest NY: 14% |
5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 54% below NY |
17 minHighest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Big Flats and Erwin 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 | #431 of 484 in NY | #118 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.