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1869
George Washington Bank Note dated 20 Feb 1869, 1869
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About Corning
City in New York, United StatesCorning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,551 at the 2020 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community. The city is best known as the headquarters of Fortune 500 company Corning Incorporated, formerly Corning Glass Works, a manufacturer of glass and ceramic products for industrial, scientific and technical uses. Corning is roughly equidistant from New York City and Toronto, being about 220 miles (350 km) from both.
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How Corning ranks
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Housing in Corning
The median sale price was $180,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Corning
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Corning's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Corning
All 8 schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Corning’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of New York’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 NY. Ratings are from neighbors.