Compare towns
Romulus vs Covert vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Romulus has the most affordable homes ($179k median).
Covert has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Corinth has the most renters (34.3% 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 | Romulus | Covert | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,110Highest |
2,004Lowest |
2,592 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -25.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.8±2.7Lowest 8% below NY |
50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
38.5±3.2 3% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.3%±5.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Covert and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±4.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Covert and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
40.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1 NY: 7% |
3.4%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Corinth and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,447±$6kLowest 19% below NY |
$75,688±$16k 12% below NY |
$76,071±$13kHighest 12% below NY |
| Corinth and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $178,800±$47kLowest 58% below NY |
$227,200±$48kHighest 46% below NY |
$188,100±$15k 56% below NY |
| Covert and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,059±$93 35% below NY |
$1,257±$236Highest 22% below NY |
$978±$84Lowest 40% below NY |
| Covert and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,688Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,724Highest 43% below NY |
$2,766 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.3%±19.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
34.7%±12.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Romulus and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6%Highest NY: 14% |
7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.3% NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Highest 1 yr older than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1949 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 29% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.6%±4.8 NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.5%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Covert and Romulus 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 | #449 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| 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.