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About Corning
City in Iowa, United StatesCorning is a city in Quincy and Jasper Townships, Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,564 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Adams County. Corning is located just north of the intersection of U.S. Route 34 and Iowa Highway 148. Corning is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Johnny Carson. Daniel Webster Turner, who was governor of Iowa from 1931 to 1933, was born in Corning on March 17, 1877. The town is named for Erastus Corning who owned stock in the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad which reached Corning on August 23, 1869 (resulting in the local depot moving from nearby Queen City to Corning). Corning donated a church bell to the Methodist Church..…
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Housing in Corning
The typical Corning home is worth about $150,000, about the same as a year ago, 37% below the Iowa typical home.
Health in Corning
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 41% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 58% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Iowa
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 27 are too close to call.
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Schools in Corning
All Corning schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Corning’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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