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Covert vs Middlesex vs Delaware vs Pine Plains
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Covert has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Pine Plains has the most renters (19% rent).
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 | Middlesex | Delaware | Pine Plains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,004 |
1,943Lowest |
2,261Highest |
2,243 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-17.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-10.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 30% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
49.3±6.3 27% above U.S. |
50.1±6.6 29% above U.S. |
| Covert and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Covert and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Covert and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.8%±23.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Delaware and Middlesex 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 6% below U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$96,146±$28k 19% above U.S. |
$102,109±$18k 26% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,200±$48kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$227,300±$17k 32% below U.S. |
$317,600±$32k 5% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,257±$236Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359 6% below U.S. |
— | $1,508±$291Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Pine Plains and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,724Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$4,989 60% above U.S. |
$4,614 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.4%±29.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
30.6%±39.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Covert and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
81%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±14.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.7%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Delaware 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | PINE PLAINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | STISSING MOUNTAIN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 8.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.