What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the shortest commute (27 min average).

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Coventry	Beacon Falls
People
Population	12,326Highest	6,147Lowest
Median age	45.4±3.8Lowest 10% above CT	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT
	Beacon Falls and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Coventry and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.2%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Beacon Falls and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	45%Highest CT: 42.5%	44.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Beacon Falls and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT	$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT
	Coventry and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT	$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT
	Beacon Falls and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,284Lowest 20% below CT	$6,534Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%	50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.1%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	33 minHighest 23% above CT
Work from home	15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16%
	Beacon Falls 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	#77 of 149 in CT
School district	Coventry School District	Regional School District 16
High school in town	Coventry High School	Woodland Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9Lowest	11.2Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.