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Colebrook vs Willimantic vs Coventry vs Morris

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Coventry has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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.

MeasureColebrookWillimanticCoventryMorris
People
Population
1,494Lowest
18,096Highest
12,326
2,164
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.3%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
52.1±5
27% above CT
31.3±2.7Lowest
24% below CT
45.4±3.8
10% above CT
52.8±6.5Highest
28% above CT
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
CT: 20.2%
20.6%±2.5
CT: 20.2%
20.9%±3.2Highest
CT: 20.2%
17.9%±4.5Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Coventry and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26%±4.2
CT: 18.5%
11%±1.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
20.2%±3.3
CT: 18.5%
29.3%±6.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
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%
CT: 42.5%
24.2%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
45%Highest
CT: 42.5%
41.5%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
19.1%±2.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
4.3%±2Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.2%±3
CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$111,250±$17kHighest
16% above CT
$45,962±$7kLowest
52% below CT
$108,213±$5k
13% above CT
$109,191±$25k
14% above CT
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±$19k
7% below CT
$190,900±$17kLowest
48% below CT
$330,000±$23k
10% below CT
$396,000±$60kHighest
8% above CT
Morris and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$626Highest
10% below CT
$1,063±$68Lowest
29% below CT
$1,232±$330
17% below CT
$1,204±$134
19% below CT
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
7% below CT
$4,678Lowest
30% below CT
$5,284
20% below CT
$5,273
21% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±55Lowest
CT: 52.6%
55.9%±8.1
CT: 52.6%
62.7%±23.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
57.1%±31.9
CT: 52.6%
Coventry and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%
CT: 10%
23.4%Highest
CT: 10%
5.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
6.8%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%Highest
CT: 66.5%
34.9%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
90.7%
CT: 66.5%
89.4%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960
7 yrs older than CT
1953Lowest
14 yrs older than CT
1966
1 yr older than CT
1967Highest
same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
29% above CT
23 minLowest
12% below CT
27 min
about the CT average
29 min
11% above CT
Work from home
7%±3.8
CT: 16%
6.2%±2Lowest
CT: 16%
15.6%±4.6
CT: 16%
18.4%±5.7Highest
CT: 16%
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 — — #41 of 149 in CT —
School district Colebrook School District — Coventry School District Regional School District 20
High school in town None in town — Coventry High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.9
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CT 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.