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Youngstown vs Porter 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
Youngstown has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
Porter has the youngest population (median age 47.1).
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 | Youngstown | Porter | Covert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,758Lowest |
6,474Highest |
2,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8% NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.6±3.2 25% above NY |
47.1±6.2Lowest 18% above NY |
50.4±4.3Highest 27% above NY |
| Covert and Youngstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Covert and Youngstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.7%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Youngstown and Covert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
40.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1 NY: 7% |
1.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Youngstown and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,369±$17kHighest 5% below NY |
$77,931±$8k 9% below NY |
$75,688±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
| Youngstown and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $216,100±$21kLowest 49% below NY |
$226,300±$18k 47% below NY |
$227,200±$48kHighest 46% below NY |
| Covert and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$124Lowest 44% below NY |
$1,067±$104 34% below NY |
$1,257±$236Highest 22% below NY |
| Covert and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,930 40% below NY |
$3,944Highest 40% below NY |
$3,724Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.9%±6.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±14.8 NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Youngstown and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7% NY: 14% |
7.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% NY: 54.3% |
76%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% below NY |
28 min 15% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.1%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Covert and Porter 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.