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Burrillville vs Windsor 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).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).

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.

MeasureBurrillvilleWindsorCoventry
People
Population
16,427Lowest
29,468
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±4.6Highest
16% above U.S.
43.7±1.9Lowest
12% above U.S.
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
Burrillville and Coventry 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%
19.2%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor 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%
20%±2
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Burrillville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
43.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor and Coventry 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.
$104,725±$8k
30% above U.S.
$102,946±$8kLowest
28% above U.S.
Burrillville and Windsor 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.
$305,200±$11kLowest
8% 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±$251Lowest
15% below U.S.
$1,681±$62Highest
19% above U.S.
$1,206±$155Lowest
15% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,667Lowest
50% above U.S.
$5,351Highest
72% above U.S.
$5,099
63% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
32.1%±14.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.9%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
21 minLowest
19% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.5%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
16.1%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Burrillville 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 #117 of 149 in CT #24 of 38 in RI
School district Burrillville Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District Coventry
High school in town Burrillville High School Windsor High School Coventry High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.0
10.2Lowest
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.