What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).

Corning has the most affordable homes ($168k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Pendleton	Corning
People
Population	7,034Highest	5,829Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+10%Highest NY: +4.2%	-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY	41.6±3.6Lowest 5% above NY
	Pendleton and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5%	24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5%
	Corning and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9%	22.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Pendleton and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2%	38%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7%	4.7%±1.2Highest NY: 7%
	Corning and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY	$88,482±$10kLowest about the NY average
	Pendleton and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY	$167,600±$14kLowest 60% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$994±$119Lowest 39% below NY	$1,289±$219Highest 20% below NY
	Corning and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,623Highest about the NY average	$3,895Lowest 41% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1%	39.1%±15Highest NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line	9.4%Highest NY: 14%	8.2%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.1%Highest NY: 54.3%	86%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY	1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest 31% below NY	20 minLowest 38% below NY
Work from home	18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9%	8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#67 of 484 in NY	#393 of 484 in NY
School district	STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL	CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER
Students per teacherat that high school	14.5Highest	4.0Lowest
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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.