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Coventry vs Cromwell vs Killingly

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 homeowners (90.7%).
Cromwell has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).

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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.

MeasureCoventryCromwellKillingly
People
Population
12,326Lowest
14,334
17,867Highest
Median age
45.4±3.8Highest
10% above CT
43.5±2.5
6% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
Coventry and Cromwell 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%
19.1%±3.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
Coventry and Killingly 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%
22%±3.2Highest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Cromwell 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%
CT: 42.5%
49.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±2Lowest
CT: 7.1%
6.4%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
Cromwell 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
13% above CT
$110,596±$10kHighest
15% above CT
$84,350±$8kLowest
12% below CT
Cromwell 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±$23kHighest
10% below CT
$325,200±$22k
11% below CT
$288,600±$15kLowest
21% below CT
Coventry and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,232±$330
17% below CT
$1,628±$154Highest
9% above CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
Cromwell 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
$6,137Highest
8% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
62.7%±23.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
61%±11.9
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Coventry and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
5.9%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
82.4%
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1966Lowest
1 yr older than CT
1976Highest
9 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the CT average
24 minLowest
11% below CT
28 minHighest
5% above CT
Work from home
15.6%±4.6
CT: 16%
18.4%±4Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
Cromwell 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 #69 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT
School district Coventry School District Cromwell School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS
High school in town Coventry High School Cromwell High School Killingly High School
Students per teacherat that high school
9.9Lowest
11.1Highest
11.1Highest
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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.