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Coventry vs Coventry vs Willimantic

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 most expensive homes ($356k median).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% 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.

MeasureCoventryCoventryWillimantic
People
Population
12,326Lowest
35,907Highest
18,096
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.4±3.8Highest
17% above U.S.
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
31.3±2.7Lowest
20% below U.S.
Coventry 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
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±2.5
U.S.: 22%
Coventry and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
11%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Coventry 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%
24.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
19.1%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,213±$5kHighest
34% above U.S.
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
$45,962±$7kLowest
43% below U.S.
Coventry 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.
$190,900±$17kLowest
43% below U.S.
Coventry and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,232±$330Highest
13% below U.S.
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,063±$68Lowest
25% below U.S.
Coventry and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,284Highest
69% above U.S.
$5,099
63% above U.S.
$4,678Lowest
50% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
62.7%±23.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±11.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.9%±8.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Coventry and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
23.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1966
14 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1953Lowest
27 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
26 min
about the U.S. average
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
Work from home
15.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
6.2%±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 —
School district Coventry School District Coventry —
High school in town Coventry High School Coventry High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
9.9Lowest
12.3Highest
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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.