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Coventry vs Coventry vs Killingly vs Prospect

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Coventry has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).

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.

MeasureCoventryCoventryKillinglyProspect
People
Population
12,326
35,907Highest
17,867
9,458Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.4±3.8
17% above U.S.
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
46.8±3.9Highest
20% above U.S.
Prospect and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.9%±3.2
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
21.4%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Prospect and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
24.5%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Prospect 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
U.S.: 35.7%
31.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Coventry and Killingly 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
34% above U.S.
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$126,394±$18kHighest
57% above U.S.
Prospect 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±$23k
about the U.S. average
$356,200±$11kHighest
7% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$355,400±$21k
7% above U.S.
Coventry and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,232±$330
13% below U.S.
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,800±$433Highest
27% above U.S.
Prospect and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,284
69% above U.S.
$5,099
63% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$6,504Highest
109% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
62.7%±23.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.3%±31.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
28 min
4% above U.S.
Work from home
15.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Coventry 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 #24 of 38 in RI #136 of 149 in CT #50 of 149 in CT
School district Coventry School District Coventry Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 16
High school in town Coventry High School Coventry High School Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
9.9Lowest
12.3Highest
11.1
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U.S. 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.