Is Corning a good place to live?
Corning’s January low is 4°F, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 11°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. The biggest place to walk is New Wood Wildlife Area, 2,690 acres with 3.5 miles of trail. Corning has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
830 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Corning: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Corning, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Corning.
Most of Corning’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Merrill (21%), Wausau (8%) and Tomahawk (7%). Most people who work leave Corning to do it: just 1% work in town. The typical journey to work in the town is 28 minutes. Half commute less than 23 miles.
| Corning | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
24% of Corning is conserved land
Across 5 parks and preserves: 14 miles of trail. Corning’s trail network density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Wood Wildlife Area | 3.5 mi | 2,690 |
| 2. State Ice Age Trail Area - Camp 27 Segment | 3.5 mi | 1,912 |
| 3. Rib River Fishery Area | — | 268 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Corning: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 4° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Corning is
The share of adults in Corning who smoke cigarettes: 16%. In Corning, just over two in five adults have obesity.
| Corning | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Corning | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.6% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Corning has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Corning sits above 58% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Corning break down as 50% from inland flooding and 37% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Corning
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Corning; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Corning residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Corning for work
Where Corning’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Corning
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Corning is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 825 at the 2020 census, down from 883 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 147 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,388 ft
Questions about Corning
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Corning, WI a good place to live?
Corning has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.