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Springport vs Aurelius 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
Springport has the most renters (19.5% rent).
Aurelius has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Springport | Aurelius | Covert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,352 |
2,593Highest |
2,004Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9% NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.4±7.1 24% above NY |
49.1±4Lowest 23% above NY |
50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
| Covert and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Covert and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
25.7%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Aurelius and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4% NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
40.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1 NY: 7% |
| Aurelius and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,042±$26k about the NY average |
$94,079±$16kHighest 9% above NY |
$75,688±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
| Aurelius and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39k 56% below NY |
$167,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$227,200±$48kHighest 46% below NY |
| Covert and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$109 34% below NY |
$813±$200Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,257±$236Highest 22% below NY |
| Covert and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,725Highest 43% below NY |
$3,516Lowest 47% below NY |
$3,724 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.6%±14Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44%±17.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Aurelius and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.7%Highest NY: 14% |
7.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 30% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Covert and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.