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Covert vs Delaware vs Fleming
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Covert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Fleming has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Covert | Delaware | Fleming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Lowest |
2,261 |
2,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
49.3±6.3 24% above NY |
43.7±9.2Lowest 10% above NY |
| Covert and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Covert and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.5%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Covert and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7% NY: 40.2% |
43.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
| Delaware and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,688±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
$96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
$92,216±$7k 7% above NY |
| Delaware and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,200±$48kLowest 46% below NY |
$227,300±$17k 46% below NY |
$250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
| Fleming and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,257±$236Lowest 22% below NY |
— | $1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
| Fleming and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,724Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,989 24% below NY |
$5,214Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.4%±29.7 NY: 52.1% |
15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Covert and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% NY: 14% |
14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1957 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Delaware and Covert 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 | — | — |
| 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.