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Hartwick vs Preble vs Covert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartwick has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Preble has the youngest population (median age 44.8).
Covert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
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 | Hartwick | Preble | Covert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,143Highest |
1,150Lowest |
2,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±5.4 24% above NY |
44.8±8.8Lowest 13% above NY |
50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
| Covert and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.1%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Covert and Preble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Preble and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
37.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
40.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.3%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Preble and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,196±$6k 6% below NY |
$82,083±$20kHighest 5% below NY |
$75,688±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
| Preble and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,500±$36kLowest 59% below NY |
$176,700±$27k 58% below NY |
$227,200±$48kHighest 46% below NY |
| Covert and Preble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$174Lowest 38% below NY |
$1,278±$194Highest 21% below NY |
$1,257±$236 22% below NY |
| Preble and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,912Lowest 56% below NY |
$4,323Highest 34% below NY |
$3,724 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.1 NY: 52.1% |
92.7%±13.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Preble and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
27 minHighest 16% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 22.2%±13.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
16.7%±6 NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±5.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hartwick and Preble 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.