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Cornwall vs Coventry vs Cornwall Bridge

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Coventry has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Cornwall Bridge has the most renters (28.2% rent).

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.

MeasureCornwallCoventryCornwall Bridge
People
Population
1,425
12,326Highest
248Lowest
Median age
53.9±5.1Highest
31% above CT
45.4±3.8Lowest
10% above CT
50.4±11.4
23% above CT
Cornwall and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.9%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.9%±3.2Highest
CT: 20.2%
20.2%±11.6
CT: 20.2%
Coventry and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.4%±2.5Highest
CT: 18.5%
20.2%±3.3Lowest
CT: 18.5%
25%±11.4
CT: 18.5%
Cornwall and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
45%
CT: 42.5%
26.2%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.9%±3Highest
CT: 7.1%
4.3%±2
CT: 7.1%
2.4%±6.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Cornwall and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$128,864±$34kHighest
35% above CT
$108,213±$5kLowest
13% above CT
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Cornwall and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$554,600±$106kHighest
51% above CT
$330,000±$23kLowest
10% below CT
$371,100±$64k
about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,047±$121
30% below CT
$1,232±$330Highest
17% below CT
$911±$105Lowest
39% below CT
Coventry and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,792Highest
13% below CT
$5,284
20% below CT
$4,107Lowest
38% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.8%±31.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
62.7%±23.8
CT: 52.6%
89.3%±61Highest
CT: 52.6%
Cornwall Bridge and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%
CT: 10%
5.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
19%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.3%
CT: 66.5%
90.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1959
8 yrs older than CT
1966Highest
1 yr older than CT
1953Lowest
14 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
13% above CT
27 minLowest
about the CT average
35 minHighest
31% above CT
Work from home
32.4%±13.6Highest
CT: 16%
15.6%±4.6Lowest
CT: 16%
19.8%±15.7
CT: 16%
Cornwall and Cornwall Bridge 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 Cornwall School District Coventry School District —
High school in town None in town Coventry High School —
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.