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Tusten vs Nelson 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
Tusten has the most people working from home (27.9%).
Nelson has the highest household income ($82k).
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 | Tusten | Nelson | Covert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Lowest |
1,765 |
2,004Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.5% NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.1 23% above NY |
47.2±6.2Lowest 19% above NY |
50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
| Covert and Tusten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±8 NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Covert and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Covert and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% NY: 40.2% |
46.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
40.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.1 NY: 7% |
6.2%±3.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Nelson and Tusten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,893±$21k 12% below NY |
$82,063±$18kHighest 5% below NY |
$75,688±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
| Nelson and Tusten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,800±$25kHighest 38% below NY |
$230,000±$18k 46% below NY |
$227,200±$48kLowest 46% below NY |
| Tusten and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $915±$140 44% below NY |
$773±$328Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,257±$236Highest 22% below NY |
| Covert and Tusten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,895Highest 10% below NY |
$3,990 39% below NY |
$3,724Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±17.7 NY: 52.1% |
22.2%±40.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Covert and Tusten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.8%Highest NY: 14% |
7.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 19% above NY |
29 min 13% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 27.9%±8.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±6.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Tusten and Covert 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.