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Covert vs Ovid vs Hartwick
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).
Ovid has grown the fastest since 2010 (+23.2%).
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 | Ovid | Hartwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Lowest |
2,094 |
2,143Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% NY: +4.2% |
+23.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
41.8±5.1Lowest 5% above NY |
49.3±5.4 24% above NY |
| Covert and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±4 NY: 20.5% |
25.8%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
13%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ovid 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 NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.1Lowest 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% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
41.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2%±1.1 NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Hartwick 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 |
$63,594±$15kLowest 26% below NY |
$81,196±$6kHighest 6% below NY |
| 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±$48kHighest 46% below NY |
$175,700±$22k 59% below NY |
$173,500±$36kLowest 59% below NY |
| Covert and Ovid 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 |
$1,046±$269 35% below NY |
$1,000±$174Lowest 38% 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 |
$3,067 53% below NY |
$2,912Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.2%±18.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Ovid and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% NY: 14% |
22.8%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
14.1%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±13.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| 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 | 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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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.