Upstate NY communities take top 4 spots, 5 of top 10 spots on list (Utica: crime, houses)

[ckhthankgod]

For what it is worth, Elmira, Corning, Binghamton, Utica and Watertown make the top 10 on the Small Town Charm: America's Best Hometowns Ranked list: https://www.allstarhome.com/resource...america-ranked

Here is the methodology...

To come up with the ranking, we analyzed the cities named in the 50 smallest TV designated market areas with a population of less than 100,000. To determine our ranking, we compared cities across four key metrics and graded each metric on a 100-point scale. The four metrics were:

Community – 50 points overall
Diversity by state – 20 points
Historic buildings by city – 10 points
Farmer’s markets within 30 miles – 10 points
High school football winning percentage – 10 points
Safety – 20 points
Affordable living – 15 points
Education – 15 points

Sources include the FBI Crime Data Explorer, Zillow Home Values, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, National Park Service, and the United States Department of Agriculture. The average high school football winning percentage is based on 2022-2023 season or the most recent season data available.

[Tsitsipas]

Recently stayed 2 weeks in Corning and fell in love with it! That downtown area truly deserves the awards and accolades it has received.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Tsitsipas

Recently stayed 2 weeks in Corning and fell in love with it! That downtown area truly deserves the awards and accolades it has received.

Would you consider it as a place you would move to in the future? I ask this due to the thread you made previously.

[Tsitsipas]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Would you consider it as a place you would move to in the future? I ask this due to the thread you made previously.

100% yes! There is a particular section / neighborhood we are keeping an eye on because we like the houses a lot. There is only one problem I found with Corning - the factory whistle! It is unbelievably LOUD and goes off every morning at 6:45, 7:00, 7:45, 8:00 and then a few more times later in the day. In a way it's cool but I thought 6:45 a.m. was just way too early for that loud of a sound! We were staying right downtown where it is the loudest / closest to the whistle so maybe I'd be able to tolerate the volume in that part of town we're targeting.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Tsitsipas

100% yes! There is a particular section / neighborhood we are keeping an eye on because we like the houses a lot. There is only one problem I found with Corning - the factory whistle! It is unbelievably LOUD and goes off every morning at 6:45, 7:00, 7:45, 8:00 and then a few more times later in the day. In a way it's cool but I thought 6:45 a.m. was just way too early for that loud of a sound! We were staying right downtown where it is the loudest / closest to the whistle so maybe I'd be able to tolerate the volume in that part of town we're targeting.

I think I know which area you are referring to and if so, it is a nice area.

That is interesting about the whistle and that early in the morning. I guess Corning is a legitimate company town, given that they would do that and do it so many times during the day.

[FCR]

As a long time resident of Corning, you eventually tune out the whistle. It can be somewhat jarring if you are in close proximity when it goes off. I live on the south side of town and although I can hear it, it is not loud enough to wake me up.

[Tsitsipas]

^ Thanks, that's good to know!