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Bantam vs Coventry vs Eastford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Coventry has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Eastford has the most expensive homes ($356k 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 | Bantam | Coventry | Eastford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
12,326Highest |
1,679 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 47.2±15.7 15% above CT |
45.4±3.8Lowest 10% above CT |
48.3±5.9Highest 18% above CT |
| Eastford and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5 CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Eastford and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
39.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Eastford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
$97,422±$20kLowest about the CT average |
| Coventry and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40kLowest 13% below CT |
$330,000±$23k 10% below CT |
$355,500±$16kHighest 3% below CT |
| Eastford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,232±$330Highest 17% below CT |
$1,097±$173 26% below CT |
| Coventry and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$5,284Highest 20% below CT |
$4,493 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9 CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±32.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
35 minHighest 33% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
14.6%±6.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bantam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #41 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Coventry School District | Eastford School District |
| High school in town | — | Coventry High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT 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.