Compare towns
Painted Post vs Granville vs Erwin
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 affordable homes ($156k median).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Erwin 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 | Erwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,824 |
414Lowest |
7,965Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.2Highest 17% above U.S. |
44.8±7.7 15% above U.S. |
43.8±2Lowest 13% 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% |
20.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Erwin and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Painted Post and Granville 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% |
49.2%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% |
4.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Erwin 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. |
$88,333±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Erwin and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,900±$13kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$233,300±$40kHighest 30% below U.S. |
$223,700±$26k 33% below U.S. |
| Granville and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $839±$281Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,163±$184 18% below U.S. |
$1,271±$136Highest 10% below U.S. |
| Erwin and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,442 74% above U.S. |
$2,914Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$5,829Highest 87% 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% |
56.8%±14 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Painted Post and Erwin 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% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 37% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
15 minLowest 43% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.9%±15Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4.3Lowest 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 | — | — | #431 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.