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Covert vs Ledyard
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 people working from home (15.5%).
Ledyard has the youngest population (median age 31).
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 | Ledyard |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,004Highest |
1,811Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,688±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
$86,731±$12kHighest about the NY average |
| Ledyard 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±$48kLowest 46% below NY |
$249,200±$22kHighest 41% below NY |
| Ledyard and Covert 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 |
$1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
| Ledyard 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 |
$3,864Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Covert and Ledyard 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% |
14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1959Highest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 30% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.