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Brooklyn vs Coventry vs Pascoag
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Coventry has the most people working from home (11.3%).
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Brooklyn | Coventry | Pascoag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
35,907Highest |
4,410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5Highest 17% above U.S. |
44±1.1 13% above U.S. |
39.1±3.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Brooklyn and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±6.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pascoag and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Coventry and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$102,946±$8k 28% above U.S. |
$121,369±$34kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Pascoag and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$356,200±$11k 7% above U.S. |
$365,000±$47kHighest 10% above U.S. |
| Pascoag and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,319±$444Highest 7% below U.S. |
| Pascoag and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 45% above U.S. |
$5,099Highest 63% above U.S. |
$4,395Lowest 41% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 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 |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±2.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Coventry and Brooklyn 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 | #113 of 149 in CT | #24 of 38 in RI | — |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Coventry | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Coventry High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.