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Colebrook vs Coventry vs Morris

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the most affordable homes ($343k median).
Coventry has the youngest population (median age 44).
Morris has the most people working from home (18.4%).

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.

MeasureColebrookCoventryMorris
People
Population
1,494Lowest
35,907Highest
2,164
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
52.1±5
34% above U.S.
44±1.1Lowest
13% above U.S.
52.8±6.5Highest
36% above U.S.
Morris and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.9%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.9%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Coventry and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26%±4.2
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.3%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Morris and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Coventry and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$111,250±$17kHighest
38% above U.S.
$102,946±$8kLowest
28% above U.S.
$109,191±$25k
35% above U.S.
Colebrook and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$342,800±$19kLowest
3% above U.S.
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
$396,000±$60kHighest
19% above U.S.
Morris and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$626Highest
6% below U.S.
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,204±$134Lowest
15% below U.S.
Colebrook and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,211Highest
99% above U.S.
$5,099Lowest
63% above U.S.
$5,273
69% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±55Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1
U.S.: 51.1%
57.1%±31.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Morris and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960Lowest
20 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
29% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
7%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
18.4%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Morris 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 — #24 of 38 in RI —
School district Colebrook School District Coventry Regional School District 20
High school in town None in town Coventry High School None in town
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.