What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the most expensive homes ($330k median).

Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Coventry	Enfield
People
Population	12,326Lowest	41,090Highest
Median age	45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT	40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average
	Coventry and Enfield 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%	18.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Coventry and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%	18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Coventry and Enfield 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%	31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±2 CT: 7.1%	4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT	$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT	$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT	$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT
	Enfield and Coventry 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	$5,360Highest 19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%	46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and Enfield 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%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Highest 1 yr older than CT	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%
	Coventry and Enfield 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	#123 of 149 in CT
School district	Coventry School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District
High school in town	Coventry High School	Enfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9Lowest	13.5Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.