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Covert vs Sherburne vs Delaware
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
Sherburne has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Sherburne | Delaware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Lowest |
3,909Highest |
2,261 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9% NY: +4.2% |
-17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
39.4±4.9Lowest about the NY average |
49.3±6.3 24% above NY |
| Covert and Delaware 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% |
24.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Sherburne and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Covert and Delaware 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% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1 NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Delaware 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±$16k 12% below NY |
$63,203±$8kLowest 26% below NY |
$96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
| Delaware 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 46% below NY |
$149,300±$14kLowest 65% below NY |
$227,300±$17kHighest 46% below NY |
| Delaware and Covert 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 |
$855±$87Lowest 47% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,724 43% below NY |
$3,608Lowest 45% below NY |
$4,989Highest 24% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
46.1%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.4%±29.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sherburne 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% NY: 14% |
14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% NY: 54.3% |
70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
12.6%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Delaware and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #271 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.