Compare towns
Bantam vs Coventry vs Norfolk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Coventry has the youngest population (median age 44).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Norfolk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
35,907Highest |
1,723 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 47.2±15.7 21% above U.S. |
44±1.1Lowest 13% above U.S. |
48.2±7.4Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Norfolk and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bantam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.8%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Norfolk 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $102,946±$8kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$91,548±$16kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
$430,900±$54kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 51% below U.S. |
$1,206±$155Highest 15% below U.S. |
$1,190±$116 16% below U.S. |
| Coventry and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$5,099 63% above U.S. |
$6,065Highest 94% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.3%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bantam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Norfolk and Bantam 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 | — | #24 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | — | Coventry | Norfolk School District |
| High school in town | — | Coventry High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.