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Riverside vs Corning vs Wellsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Riverside has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Corning has the most renters (48.7% rent).
Wellsburg has the most affordable homes ($98k 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.
| Measure | Riverside | Corning | Wellsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 624 |
10,643Highest |
448Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-15.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 31.8±14.1 20% below NY |
37.8±1.7Highest 5% below NY |
30.1±8.3Lowest 24% below NY |
| Corning and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 37.7%±7.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±8.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Riverside and Wellsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±7.4 NY: 17.9% |
17.5%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±6.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Corning and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.4% NY: 40.2% |
40.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±3.9 NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±4.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Corning and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,750±$26kHighest 3% above NY |
$61,760±$5kLowest 28% below NY |
$63,750±$22k 26% below NY |
| Riverside and Wellsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,500±$16k 72% below NY |
$158,400±$9kHighest 63% below NY |
$97,900±$35kLowest 77% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,021±$188Highest 37% below NY |
$1,014±$84 37% below NY |
$758±$119Lowest 53% below NY |
| Riverside and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,023Lowest 69% below NY |
$4,371Highest 34% below NY |
$3,159 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.2%±8.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.4%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Riverside and Wellsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5% NY: 14% |
11.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2% NY: 54.3% |
51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 9 yrs older than NY |
1943Lowest 16 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
18 min 46% below NY |
24 minHighest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 20.8%±18.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.9%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
6%±9.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Riverside 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 | — | #60 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.