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Covert vs Mount Tabor vs Lodi
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 people working from home (15.5%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Lodi has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
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 | Lodi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Highest |
304Lowest |
1,825 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3 30% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
40.9±6.1Lowest 5% 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%±4 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lodi and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19%±0.7Lowest 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.2%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Covert and Mount Tabor 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. |
— | $78,489±$3kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Lodi 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. |
$182,600±$39kLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,257±$236 11% below U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$684±$54Lowest 52% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,724 19% above U.S. |
$5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,250Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
8.4%±11.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1946 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Covert and Lodi 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.