Housing data for Fort Covington (community), NY

Fort Covington (community), NY has an estimated 1,041 residents and 527 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Franklin County.

12.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $547 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,041 (±246)
Housing units
527 (±80)
Households that rent
12.6%
Median gross rent
$547

What stands out in Fort Covington (community)

Households that rent: 12.6% (±5.0 points) in Fort Covington (community), lower than in Franklin County (27.5%).

Median gross rent: $547 (±$186) in Fort Covington (community), lower than in Franklin County ($843).

Households that moved in since 2020: 11.1% (±4.7 points) in Fort Covington (community), lower than in Franklin County (18.6%).

Median real estate taxes: $1,823 (±$287) in Fort Covington (community), lower than in Franklin County ($2,440).

Housing in Fort Covington (community) at a glance

  • Median rent: $547 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 59.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 12.6% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $68,750 median household income
  • Home values: $112,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,475 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,823 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 5.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 77.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 62.9% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 61.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
  • Commute and cars: 17.0 minutes average trip to work
  • How long people stay: 11.1% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 4.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Fort Covington (community) against Franklin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Fort Covington (community)Franklin CountyNew YorkUnited States
Residents1,041 (±246)46,696 (exact)19,852,366 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units527 (±80)25,494 (±81)8,585,241 (±652)143,775,355
Households that rent12.6% (±5.0 points)27.5% (±2.1 points)45.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$547 (±$186)$843 (±$22)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$68,750 (±$13,738)$65,151 (±$3,697)$85,974 (±$402)$80,734
Median home value$112,500 (±$12,277)$145,400 (±$10,253)$423,800 (±$1,627)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,823 (±$287)$2,440 (±$98)$6,582 (±$21)$3,119
Built before 198062.9% (±11.7 points)62.9% (±2.8 points)73.9% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute17.0 minutes (±2.2)20.7 minutes (±1.2)32.6 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband79.1% (±9.7 points)86.4% (±1.6 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.6 years (±13.0)42.0 years (±0.5)39.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Fort Covington (community) covers 19.4 square miles of land, about 54 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

Crime reported to police in Franklin County

Fort Covington (community) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Franklin County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Franklin County recorded 93 violent and 466 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Fort Covington (community)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
1293753%1,300$585$99,400$55,417

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Fort Covington (community)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Town of Bombay6.2 mi$777$92,80045.1%
Town of Westville6.2 mi$928$111,50015.7%
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation7.0 mi$999$192,20032.8%
Akwesasne8.1 mi$979$177,80031.8%
Village of Brushton10 mi$673$111,20043.1%
Town of Bangor10 mi$839$106,40010.7%
Town of Moira11 mi$746$92,60030.4%
Town of Constable11 mi$759$119,20011.2%

Places in New York most like Fort Covington (community)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Town of Poland$696$107,200$70,33218.7%
Town of Carroll$690$143,900$77,32113.5%
Town of Oswegatchie$451$140,300$85,26312.6%
Town of Portville$774$118,600$66,25010.1%
Town of West Turin$665$149,400$69,33811.3%
Town of Willing$636$99,000$68,7786.4%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New York.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Fort Covington (community), fiscal year 2027

Franklin County, NY, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$706$860$1,014$1,209$1,415

HUD income limits for Fort Covington (community), fiscal year 2026

Franklin County, NY, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,900$31,500$50,350
2 people$21,640$36,000$57,550
3 people$27,320$40,500$64,750
4 people$33,000$44,950$71,900
5 people$38,680$48,550$77,700
6 people$44,360$52,150$83,450
7 people$50,040$55,750$89,200
8 people$55,720$59,350$94,950

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Franklin County, NY, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $82,200.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Fort Covington (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Fort Covington, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Covington (community)

How many renters are there in Fort Covington (community)?

Fort Covington (community) has an estimated 50 (±22) renting households, 12.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Fort Covington (community)?

The median household income in Fort Covington (community) is $68,750 (±$13,738) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Fort Covington (community), NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $112,500 (±$12,277) for owner-occupied homes in Fort Covington (community) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Fort Covington (community)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Fort Covington (community), NY is $1,475 (±$265) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Fort Covington (community)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Fort Covington (community), NY is $1,823 (±$287) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Fort Covington (community)?

Fort Covington (community), NY has an estimated 527 (±80) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What ZIP codes are in Fort Covington (community)?

The ZIP code that covers Fort Covington (community) is 12937.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 12937?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 12937 is $585 (±$252) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fort Covington CDP, New York (place:26726, in state:36).

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The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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