City in New York, United States

Corning

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270Sunny Days/yr
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Long cold season, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

Corning 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.Wikipedia

Long winterEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
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Where It Is

Location Context
Corning, New York
Latitude42.14°
Longitude-77.05°
Population11k
Altitude932 ft

State Context

New YorkU.S. state

New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering the region of New England to its east, the country of Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).Wikipedia

Income tax: 4.00% - 10.90%Avg sales tax: 8.53%Property tax: 1.62%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Median Age37 yrs
College Educated45%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home11%of workforce
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Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median rent
$0
Median home price
Rent burden30% of income
Household Income
$59k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
5.8/10
Internet
Fiber
58%
Cable
91%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
270
sunny days per year
74% of the year
Avg High Temp
60°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
72% warm season / 74% cool season
Comfort Score
48/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
47°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
41"
inches per year
Snowfall
16"
inches per year
Air Quality
37
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
41" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 72% · Winter 74% · Mar-Sep 68-77%
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Current Conditions

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