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Covert vs Williston vs Ulysses
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).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
Ulysses has the most renters (32.5% rent).
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 | Williston | Ulysses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Lowest |
10,144Highest |
4,809 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 30% above U.S. |
45.4±4.5Lowest 17% above U.S. |
48.1±4.7 24% 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% |
20.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±3.1Lowest 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% |
21%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±3.5 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% |
54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.7%±4.1Highest 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. |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$71,400±$7kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,200±$48kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$475,800±$40kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$274,500±$32k 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,257±$236Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$1,832±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,274±$319 10% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,724Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$5,592 79% above U.S. |
$5,914Highest 90% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±6.8Lowest 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% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.3%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.3%±4.5Lowest 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 | — | #11 of 70 in VT | #114 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | TRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL |
| 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.