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Oneida vs Covert vs Herkimer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oneida has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Covert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
Herkimer has the most affordable homes ($136k 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 | Oneida | Covert | Herkimer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,171Highest |
2,004Lowest |
9,534 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±2.4 18% above NY |
50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
45.6±3.4Lowest 15% above NY |
| Covert and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.2%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Covert and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Covert and Herkimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% NY: 40.2% |
40.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
7.1%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,597±$6k 28% below NY |
$75,688±$16kHighest 12% below NY |
$56,287±$14kLowest 35% below NY |
| Covert and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,100±$9k 62% below NY |
$227,200±$48kHighest 46% below NY |
$136,300±$22kLowest 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$77 44% below NY |
$1,257±$236Highest 22% below NY |
$820±$74Lowest 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,778Highest 43% below NY |
$3,724 43% below NY |
$3,453Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±15.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Oneida and Herkimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3% NY: 14% |
7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9% NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Highest 13 yrs older than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1944 15 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
22 min 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Covert and Herkimer 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 | #106 of 484 in NY | — | #363 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HERKIMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
— | 11.0Lowest |
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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.