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Burrillville vs Brooklyn vs Coventry

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Burrillville has the highest household income ($120k).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Coventry has the shortest commute (26 min average).

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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.

MeasureBurrillvilleBrooklynCoventry
People
Population
16,427
8,517Lowest
35,907Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+1.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.1±4.6
16% above U.S.
45.6±2.5Highest
17% above U.S.
44±1.1Lowest
13% above U.S.
Brooklyn and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.1%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Brooklyn and Burrillville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.3%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Burrillville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2Highest
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
$119,813±$16kHighest
48% above U.S.
$96,207±$15kLowest
19% above U.S.
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
Burrillville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$384,400±$18kHighest
16% above U.S.
$315,200±$28kLowest
5% below U.S.
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
Burrillville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,206±$251Highest
15% below U.S.
$1,125±$98Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,206±$155Highest
15% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,667
50% above U.S.
$4,538Lowest
45% above U.S.
$5,099Highest
63% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
32.1%±14.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.5%±19.3
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1Highest
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
6.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.5%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Burrillville 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 #30 of 38 in RI #113 of 149 in CT #24 of 38 in RI
School district Burrillville Brooklyn School District Coventry
High school in town Burrillville High School None in town Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.0Lowest
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12.3Highest
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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.