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Fleming vs Covert vs Stafford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fleming has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Covert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
Stafford has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
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 | Fleming | Covert | Stafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,463Highest |
2,004Lowest |
2,251 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±9.2 10% above NY |
50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
41.9±2.2Lowest 5% above NY |
| Covert and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±4 NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Stafford and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.9%±3.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Covert and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9% NY: 40.2% |
40.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,216±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
$75,688±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
$87,554±$16k about the NY average |
| Fleming and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$227,200±$48k 46% below NY |
$182,500±$17kLowest 57% below NY |
| Fleming and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
$1,257±$236 22% below NY |
$848±$230Lowest 48% below NY |
| Fleming and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$3,724Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,649 29% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±30.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Covert and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.6% NY: 14% |
7.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
21 min 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Covert and Stafford 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.