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Aurelius vs Covert vs Pavilion
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Aurelius has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Covert has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Pavilion has the youngest population (median age 47.5).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Aurelius | Covert | Pavilion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,593Highest |
2,004Lowest |
2,089 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.5% NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.1±4 23% above NY |
50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
47.5±5.5Lowest 19% above NY |
| Covert and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±4 NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Covert and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Aurelius and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
40.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Aurelius and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,079±$16kHighest 9% above NY |
$75,688±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
$86,462±$7k about the NY average |
| Aurelius and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$227,200±$48kHighest 46% below NY |
$168,700±$17k 60% below NY |
| Covert and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $813±$200Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,257±$236Highest 22% below NY |
$827±$159 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,516 47% below NY |
$3,724Highest 43% below NY |
$3,443Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44%±17.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
35.4%±29.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Aurelius and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest NY: 14% |
7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
23 minHighest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Covert and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PAVILION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | PAVILION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 6.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.