Compare towns
Covert vs Pavilion vs Ovid
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).
Pavilion has the highest household income ($86k).
Ovid has grown the fastest since 2010 (+23.2%).
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 | Pavilion | Ovid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Lowest |
2,089 |
2,094Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+23.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
47.5±5.5 19% above NY |
41.8±5.1Lowest 5% above NY |
| Covert and Pavilion 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% |
20%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.8%±3.8Highest 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% |
19.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.3Highest 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,688±$16k 12% below NY |
$86,462±$7kHighest about the NY average |
$63,594±$15kLowest 26% below NY |
| Pavilion 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 |
$168,700±$17kLowest 60% below NY |
$175,700±$22k 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 |
$827±$159Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,046±$269 35% 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 |
$3,443 48% below NY |
$3,067Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
35.4%±29.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.2%±18.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Ovid and Covert 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% |
9.5% NY: 14% |
22.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 30% below NY |
23 min 28% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.1%±4.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Covert and Ovid 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 | PAVILION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | PAVILION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 6.8Lowest |
8.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 2 photos → | 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.