Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–West ModestoNot graded C−CorningSafer than 15% of U.S. towns

Schools

–West ModestoNot graded C−CorningBetter than 17% of districts in the state

Health

DWest ModestoHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns CCorningHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns

7West Modesto

10Corning

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #581#48 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #288#680 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #587#802 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #766#594 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #181#18 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #496#638 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #786#657 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #389#267

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of West Modesto’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

West Modesto$1,740/mo

Typical home $305K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $1,432/mo · Housing →

Corning$1,710/mo

Typical home $300K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $961/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

West ModestoCorning

Snow a year0″0″

January low42°F 38°F

July high93°F 94°F

Growing season (days)351d 279d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th 79th

Outdoors & history

West ModestoCorning

Trails0 mi 3 mi

Conserved land2.7%1.2%

Settled—1907

National Register places—1

Archive photos—16

Famous people born here—6

Community

West ModestoCorning

Library hours a week—29 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 1

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

171 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

West ModestoCA CorningCA

West Modesto ↔ Corning171 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs California average

West ModestoCorning

People

Population 5,978Lowest 8,155Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.6%Highest CA: +6.1%

Median age 31.2±4.2Lowest 18% below CA 31.3±2.4Highest 17% below CA

Corning and West Modesto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 29.3%±3.6Lowest CA: 22% 31.7%±4.8Highest CA: 22%

Corning and West Modesto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 9.6%±2.8Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.1%±2.6Highest CA: 15.7%

Corning and West Modesto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 14.5%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±2.3Highest CA: 7.6% 3.9%±2.3Lowest CA: 7.6%

West Modesto and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,440±$7kHighest 38% below CA $56,627±$9kLowest 43% below CA

West Modesto and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $304,700±$39kLowest 59% below CA $313,100±$22kHighest 57% below CA

Corning and West Modesto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,432±$96Highest 30% below CA $961±$182Lowest 53% below CA

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,709Lowest 67% below CA $1,729Highest 66% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.8%±15.4Lowest CA: 55.3% 61.7%±12Highest CA: 55.3%

Corning and West Modesto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 12.4%Lowest CA: 12% 17.9%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 55.5%Highest CA: 55.9% 52.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 23 yrs older than CA 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 7% above CA 18 minLowest 37% below CA

Work from home 9.2%±4.1Highest CA: 17.2% 7%±3.7Lowest CA: 17.2%

West Modesto and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 14.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.71Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Modesto (21%)Chico (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorningFew work in West Modesto

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 63.4Lowest 81.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#451 of 574 in CA

School district —Corning Union Elementary · Corning Union High

High school in town —Corning Union High

Students per teacherat that high school — 18.0

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

West Modesto vs Corning

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Corning places higher on 10 of 18 CA lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

171 miles apart

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