Compare towns
Painted Post vs Granville vs Corning
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Painted Post has the most renters (36.5% rent).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Corning has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Painted Post | Granville | Corning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,824 |
414Lowest |
5,829Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.2Highest 17% above U.S. |
44.8±7.7 15% above U.S. |
41.6±3.6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Painted Post and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
24.8%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Corning and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Corning and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Corning and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,891±$14k 22% below U.S. |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$88,482±$10kHighest 10% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,900±$13kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$233,300±$40kHighest 30% below U.S. |
$167,600±$14k 50% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $839±$281Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,163±$184 18% below U.S. |
$1,289±$219Highest 9% below U.S. |
| Corning and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,442Highest 74% above U.S. |
$2,914Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$3,895 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±18.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.1%±15 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Painted Post and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
20 min 23% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.9%±15Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Granville and Painted Post 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 | None yet |
U.S. 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.