Compare towns
Coventry vs Derby vs Suffield vs Prospect
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1966).
Derby has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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.
| Measure | Coventry | Derby | Suffield | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,326 |
12,487 |
15,702Highest |
9,458Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.5% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
46.4±3.1 13% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Prospect and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
14.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| 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 CT: 18.5% |
21.1%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
35.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Derby and Suffield 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 |
$79,500±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23k 10% below CT |
$256,700±$21kLowest 30% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,452±$95 about the CT average |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Derby 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 |
$5,510 17% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
53.9%±12.6 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% CT: 10% |
10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
61.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
15.1%±4.8 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #138 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Derby School District | Suffield School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Derby High School | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
9.7Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.