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Pomfret vs Reading 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
Pomfret has the youngest population (median age 37.5).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Corning has the most renters (48.7% rent).
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 | Pomfret | Reading | Corning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,795Highest |
699Lowest |
10,643 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±4Lowest 4% below U.S. |
51.1±7.6Highest 31% above U.S. |
37.8±1.7 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Reading and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Reading and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 22.5%±3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,746±$10kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$61,760±$5k 24% below U.S. |
| Reading and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,400±$19k 44% below U.S. |
$377,200±$72kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$158,400±$9kLowest 52% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $866±$43Lowest 39% below U.S. |
$1,100±$331Highest 22% below U.S. |
$1,014±$84 28% below U.S. |
| Reading and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,459 43% above U.S. |
$5,754Highest 84% above U.S. |
$4,371Lowest 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.1%±10.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.2%±8.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1943Lowest 37 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 32% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.9%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Reading and Corning 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 | #211 of 484 in NY | — | #60 of 484 in NY |
| School district | FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.