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A town of 7,824, settled in 1786.
Erwin grades C+ overall, 487th among New York's 745 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country and it has 33 miles of trail. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $224K for a typical one and 3.4 times the Corning area’s $66K median household income. Erwin’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest place to walk is Erwin Wildlife Management Area, 2,484 acres with 20.8 miles of trail. Erwin is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 73% of U.S. towns.
Where Erwin beats most towns.
Census counts: 795 in 1830, 8,090 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Erwin is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Erwin, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Erwin.
Erwin draws workers from Corning and beyond and has less no health insurance than most of New York.
33 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. The trail density in Erwin is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Erwin Wildlife Management Area | 20.8 mi | 2,484 |
| 2. McCarthy Hill State Forest | 2.4 mi | 641 |
| 3. Erwin Hollow State Forest | 1.6 mi | 522 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Corning City School District. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corning-Painted Post Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 925 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
5,523 jobs are based in Erwin, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 15.1 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
About one in 5 of Erwin’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Erwin has added 314 jobs, to 5,523 in 2023. The top destinations are Corning (26%), Corning (7%) and Horseheads (4%).
| Erwin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with New York is no health insurance: 4.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 7.9% statewide.
30% of Erwin adults feel lonely. Erwin beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 15% of Erwin adults report frequent mental distress.
| Erwin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Erwin | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Erwin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Erwin’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. 49% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Erwin. Erwin has lost 3.3% of its people since 2020, down to 7,824 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Erwin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.8 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Erwin | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 29.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 30 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Erwin.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Erwin. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a year
38 mi LakeSeneca Lake
22 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
40 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
5 mi MuseumRockwell Museum
40 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf FieldCorning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rockwell Museum: W.rose.v, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Erwin
About 4 of every 100 Erwin residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Erwin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Erwin on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Erwin is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 8,090 at the 2020 census. The name is that of an early settler, who became the first Town Supervisor. Erwin is in the southeast part of the county and is west of the city of Corning.
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6 towns share a border with Erwin.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin | #487 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Corning | #459 | C+ | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Addison | — | — | A− | B+ | C− | C |
| Lindley | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Painted Post | — | — | C | — | C+ | A− |
| Campbell | #542 | C | B | — | B− | B |
| Hornby | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B+ |
Addison, Lindley, Painted Post and Hornby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Erwin, Corning, Lindley, Painted Post, Campbell and Hornby report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Erwin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Erwin grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #487 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
