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Coventry vs Beacon Falls vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
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.
| Measure | Coventry | Beacon Falls | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
6,147Lowest |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% 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%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest 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%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Coventry 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±$34k 5% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Suffield and Beacon Falls 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 |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$6,456 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% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Suffield 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% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 16 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Woodland Regional High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.2Highest |
10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.