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Covert vs Ulysses vs Williston
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).
Ulysses has the most renters (32.5% rent).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
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 | Ulysses | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Lowest |
4,809 |
10,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 30% above U.S. |
48.1±4.7 24% above U.S. |
45.4±4.5Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Covert and Ulysses 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% |
14.7%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Covert and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Covert and Ulysses are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ulysses and Williston 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 6% below U.S. |
$71,400±$7kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,200±$48kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$274,500±$32k 17% below U.S. |
$475,800±$40kHighest 43% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,257±$236Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$1,274±$319 10% below U.S. |
$1,832±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,724Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$5,914Highest 90% above U.S. |
$5,592 79% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Williston and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.3%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.3%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Williston 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 | — | #114 of 484 in NY | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | TRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| High school in town | None in town | CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.