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Springport vs Sandgate vs Covert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springport has the highest household income ($86k).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Covert has the most expensive homes ($227k 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 | Springport | Sandgate | Covert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,352Highest |
435Lowest |
2,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.4±7.1Lowest 27% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4Highest 43% above U.S. |
50.4±4.3 30% above U.S. |
| Sandgate and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.1%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sandgate 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sandgate 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±$26kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$75,688±$16k 6% below U.S. |
| Springport and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$193,800±$31k 42% below U.S. |
$227,200±$48kHighest 32% below U.S. |
| Covert and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$109Lowest 24% below U.S. |
— | $1,257±$236Highest 11% below U.S. |
| 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 19% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$3,724 19% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.6%±14 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±18.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Covert and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.5%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Covert 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.