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Covington vs Danube vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Covington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.7%).
Danube has the most people working from home (6.5%).
York has the most renters (26.6% 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 | Covington | Danube | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,409 |
888Lowest |
3,164Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.5±3.1Lowest 6% below NY |
38.2±5 4% below NY |
38.7±6.1Highest about the NY average |
| York and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.7%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
30.9%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.1%±6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Danube and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| York and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 7% |
5.2%±3Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Danube and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,125±$14k 21% below NY |
$67,917±$23kLowest 21% below NY |
$79,886±$15kHighest 7% below NY |
| York and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,300±$17k 62% below NY |
$144,600±$24kLowest 66% below NY |
$167,000±$14kHighest 61% below NY |
| York and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$441Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,125±$566Highest 31% below NY |
$1,063±$116 34% below NY |
| Danube and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,750Highest 43% below NY |
$2,850Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,708 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.6%±100 NY: 52.1% |
24%±98.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.4%±16.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| York and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.2% NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.9% NY: 54.3% |
73.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
21 min 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3 NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Danube and Covington 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 | — | — | #362 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | YORK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | YORK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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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.