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Corinth vs Covert vs Romulus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most renters (34.3% rent).
Covert has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Romulus has the most affordable homes ($179k median).
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 | Corinth | Covert | Romulus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,592 |
2,004Lowest |
3,110Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-25.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.5±3.2 3% below NY |
50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
36.8±2.7Lowest 8% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.5 NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Covert and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±4.8 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Covert and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.4% NY: 40.2% |
40.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1 NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Corinth and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,071±$13kHighest 12% below NY |
$75,688±$16k 12% below NY |
$69,447±$6kLowest 19% below NY |
| Corinth and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,100±$15k 56% below NY |
$227,200±$48kHighest 46% below NY |
$178,800±$47kLowest 58% below NY |
| Covert and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $978±$84Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,257±$236Highest 22% below NY |
$1,059±$93 35% below NY |
| Covert and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,766 58% below NY |
$3,724Highest 43% below NY |
$2,688Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.7%±12.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±19.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Romulus and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% NY: 14% |
7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949 10 yrs older than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1958Highest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 25% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.5%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±4.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Covert and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #449 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.