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Covert vs Mount Tabor vs Hartwick
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 most kids (24.1% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Hartwick has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Hartwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004 |
304Lowest |
2,143Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3 30% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
49.3±5.4Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Covert 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hartwick and Covert 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. |
— | $81,196±$6kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Hartwick 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±$48k 32% below U.S. |
$420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$173,500±$36kLowest 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,257±$236 11% below U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,000±$174Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,724 19% above U.S. |
$5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$2,912Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±25.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hartwick and Covert 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% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1946 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.2%±13.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hartwick 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 |
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.