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Coventry vs Berlin 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 affordable homes ($330k median).
Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Suffield 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.
| Measure | Coventry | Berlin | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Lowest |
20,361Highest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
| Berlin 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% |
19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Berlin 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%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin 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% |
44.9% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5kLowest 13% above CT |
$113,598±$11k 19% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Berlin 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 |
$374,600±$13k about the CT average |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Suffield and Berlin 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 |
$1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Suffield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Coventry 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% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #73 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Berlin School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Berlin High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.5Highest |
10.9 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.