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Mina vs Corfu

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (7.7× in Corfu) and trails (5× in Mina).

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Mina, NYA small town of 937Chautauqua County · 937 people
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Corfu, NYHomes around $275KNew York · 695 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MinaA small town of 937
Quiet strengthsMina doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mina →
CorfuHomes around $275K
Housing$275K typical home48% below the NY typical home All about Corfu →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid7.7×
Corfu has the more walkable street grid
Corfu 16.2Mina 2.1
Trails5×
Mina has more miles of trail
Mina 4.0 miCorfu 0.8 mi
Seasonal homes+40 pts
Mina has more second homes
Mina 40.6%Corfu 0.6%
Property tax bill+54%
Tax bills are bigger in Corfu
Corfu $4,095Mina $2,667
Jobs per worker2.4×
Mina is more of a job hub
Mina 1.32Corfu 0.54
Growth since 2010+6.2 pts
Corfu has grown faster since 2010
Corfu -2.8%Mina -9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $780 more a month in Corfu

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Mina$1,240/mo
Typical home $194K (Census) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $1,271/mo · Housing →
Corfu$2,020/mo
Typical home $275K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.53% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

The difference: $780 a month, about $9,300 a year, between Corfu and Mina.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Mina gets 151 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
MinaCorfu
Snow a year225″74″
January low—16°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th32nd
Outdoors & history
MinaCorfu
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land0.4%—
Settled—1868
Archive photos—6
Community
MinaCorfu
Library hours a week22 hrs35 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MinaChautauqua CountyCorfuNY
Mina ↔ Corfu88 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MinaCorfu
People
Population 937Highest 695Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% -2.8%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age 45.8±7.9Lowest 15% above NY 46.4±11.1Highest 17% above NY
Corfu and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% 23.3%±9.4Lowest NY: 20.5%
Mina and Corfu are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% 20%±8.8Highest NY: 17.9%
Corfu and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% 25.2%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±2.5Lowest NY: 7% 3.5%±2.7Highest NY: 7%
Corfu and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,000±$12kLowest 13% below NY $76,250±$22kHighest 11% below NY
Corfu and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $194,400±$46kHighest 54% below NY $161,700±$27kLowest 62% below NY
Mina and Corfu are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,271±$308Highest 22% below NY $800±$207Lowest 51% below NY
Mina and Corfu are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,667Lowest 59% below NY $4,095Highest 38% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31%±62.9Lowest NY: 52.1% 34.1%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1%
Corfu and Mina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.4%Highest NY: 14% 6.3%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.2%Highest NY: 54.3% 84.5%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 27% below NY 23 minLowest 29% below NY
Work from home 12.8%±9.6Highest NY: 14.9% 2.1%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9%
Mina and Corfu are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.32Highest 0.54Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ripley (11%)Batavia (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorfuFew work in Mina
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 6.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 16.2Highest
New York average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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