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Covert vs Fenner vs Ovid
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 the most expensive homes ($227k median).
Fenner has the most homeowners (86%).
Ovid has grown the fastest since 2010 (+23.2%).
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 | Fenner | Ovid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004 |
1,719Lowest |
2,094Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+23.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
45±5.9 13% above NY |
41.8±5.1Lowest 5% above NY |
| Covert and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
25.8%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ovid and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ovid and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.8% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Fenner and Ovid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,688±$16k 12% below NY |
$77,750±$4kHighest 10% below NY |
$63,594±$15kLowest 26% below NY |
| Fenner and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,200±$48kHighest 46% below NY |
$184,200±$20k 57% below NY |
$175,700±$22kLowest 59% below NY |
| Covert and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,257±$236Highest 22% below NY |
$636±$97Lowest 61% below NY |
$1,046±$269 35% below NY |
| Covert and Ovid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,724Highest 43% below NY |
$3,073 53% below NY |
$3,067Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
36.8%±19.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.2%±18.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Ovid and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.5% NY: 14% |
22.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% NY: 54.3% |
86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 30% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
15.6%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.1%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Fenner 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 | — | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.4 |
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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.