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Painted Post vs Radisson 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

Painted Post has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Radisson has the most expensive homes ($314k median).
Corning has the most homeowners (86%).

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.

MeasurePainted PostRadissonCorning
People
Population
1,824Lowest
6,676Highest
5,829
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.3%Highest
NY: +4.2%
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-4.6%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
45.7±5.2
15% above NY
46±4.8Highest
16% above NY
41.6±3.6Lowest
5% above NY
Radisson and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.3%±4.5Lowest
NY: 20.5%
23.7%±6.9
NY: 20.5%
24.8%±4Highest
NY: 20.5%
Corning and Radisson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.3%±4.1Lowest
NY: 17.9%
22.2%±3.1Highest
NY: 17.9%
22.1%±3.6
NY: 17.9%
Radisson and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.5%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
52.1%Highest
NY: 40.2%
38%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.9%±2.4
NY: 7%
2.4%±1.5Lowest
NY: 7%
4.7%±1.2Highest
NY: 7%
Corning and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$62,891±$14kLowest
27% below NY
$89,297±$25kHighest
4% above NY
$88,482±$10k
about the NY average
Radisson and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$155,900±$13kLowest
63% below NY
$313,600±$24kHighest
26% below NY
$167,600±$14k
60% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$839±$281Lowest
48% below NY
$1,110±$149
32% below NY
$1,289±$219Highest
20% below NY
Corning and Radisson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,442
17% below NY
$6,726Highest
about the NY average
$3,895Lowest
41% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
63.4%±18.8Highest
NY: 52.1%
62.5%±15
NY: 52.1%
39.1%±15Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Painted Post and Radisson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%Highest
NY: 14%
11.1%
NY: 14%
8.2%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
63.5%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
73.3%
NY: 54.3%
86%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
13 yrs older than NY
1990Highest
31 yrs newer than NY
1960
1 yr newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
17 minLowest
49% below NY
22 minHighest
34% below NY
20 min
38% below NY
Work from home
13.8%±8.1
NY: 14.9%
21%±7.7Highest
NY: 14.9%
8.3%±3.1Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Radisson 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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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.