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Riverside vs Eagle 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
Riverside has the most people working from home (20.8%).
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 | Riverside | Eagle | Corning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 624Lowest |
1,231 |
10,643Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 31.8±14.1Lowest 20% below NY |
37.8±12.6Highest 5% below NY |
37.8±1.7Highest 5% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 37.7%±7.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9 NY: 20.5% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Riverside and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±7.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
17.5%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Corning and Eagle 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% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
40.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±3.9 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.3Highest 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 |
$72,778±$19k 15% below NY |
$61,760±$5kLowest 28% below NY |
| Riverside and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,500±$16kLowest 72% below NY |
$148,900±$41k 65% below NY |
$158,400±$9kHighest 63% below NY |
| Corning and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,021±$188Highest 37% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
$1,014±$84 37% 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 |
$2,753 58% below NY |
$4,371Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±15.5 NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.2%±8.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5% NY: 14% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
11.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6% NY: 54.3% |
51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 9 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1943Lowest 16 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
18 min 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 20.8%±18.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.9%±3.5 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.