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Ashford vs Coventry vs Thomaston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashford has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Coventry has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k 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 | Ashford | Coventry | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,226Lowest |
35,907Highest |
7,492 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 37.9±10.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
41.5±7.7 7% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±5.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Thomaston and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,926±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8kLowest 28% above U.S. |
$103,218±$15k 28% above U.S. |
| Ashford and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,800±$18k about the U.S. average |
$356,200±$11kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$282,600±$23kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,246±$208Highest 12% below U.S. |
$1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,037±$147Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Ashford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,982Highest 124% above U.S. |
$5,099Lowest 63% above U.S. |
$5,915 90% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47%±26Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.9%±22Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Thomaston and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±5.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #90 of 149 in CT | #24 of 38 in RI | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ashford School District | Coventry | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Coventry High School | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.