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Hamlin vs Corning
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamlin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
Corning has the shortest commute (20 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 | Hamlin | Corning |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,652Highest |
5,829Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.7Highest 5% above NY |
41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY |
| Hamlin and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Corning and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Corning and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,510±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$88,482±$10kHighest about the NY average |
| Corning and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,200±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
$167,600±$14kHighest 60% below NY |
| Corning and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$137Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,289±$219Highest 20% below NY |
| Corning and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,343Highest 34% below NY |
$3,895Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
39.1%±15Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hamlin and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.2%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hamlin and Corning 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 |
| School district | — | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 4.0 |
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| 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.