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Coventry vs Bridgewater vs Haddam
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).
Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($693k median).
Haddam has the most renters (13.3% 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 | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Highest |
1,658Lowest |
8,644 |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Lowest 10% above CT |
55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT |
45.9±2.6 12% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Coventry 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% |
37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgewater and Haddam 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 |
$114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT |
$379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,467±$233 about the CT average |
$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
| Haddam and Bridgewater 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 |
$6,869 3% above CT |
$7,045Highest 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
47.8%±43Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam 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%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
29 min 11% above CT |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
25.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bridgewater 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 | — | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 12 | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.