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Coventry vs Bridgewater vs Columbia
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).
Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($693k median).
Columbia has the most renters (16.7% 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.
| Measure | Coventry | Bridgewater | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Highest |
1,658Lowest |
5,300 |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Lowest 10% above CT |
55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT |
51.3±10.3 25% above CT |
| Bridgewater and Columbia 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% |
14.4%±2.9 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.9%±5.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45% CT: 42.5% |
59.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
34.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±2.5 CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgewater and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5kLowest 13% above CT |
$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT |
$127,000±$30k 33% above CT |
| Bridgewater and Columbia 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 |
$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT |
$361,500±$16k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average |
$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT |
| Bridgewater and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284 20% below CT |
$6,869Highest 3% above CT |
$5,228Lowest 21% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
47.8%±43 CT: 52.6% |
17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
29 min 11% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
25.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
21.6%±6 CT: 16% |
| Bridgewater and Columbia 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 | — | #114 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 12 | Columbia School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.