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Coventry vs Granby vs Monroe
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 affordable homes ($330k median).
Granby has the most people working from home (30.2%).
Monroe has the most expensive homes ($503k 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.
| Measure | Coventry | Granby | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
11,184Lowest |
18,949Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
44.7±3.2 9% above CT |
43.5±2.2Lowest 6% above CT |
| Coventry and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.2%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
25.2%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Monroe and Granby 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% |
21.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Granby 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
57.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5kLowest 13% above CT |
$120,275±$14k 26% above CT |
$157,250±$12kHighest 64% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$367,900±$17k about the CT average |
$503,200±$31kHighest 37% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$1,335±$169Highest 10% below CT |
$994±$860Lowest 33% below CT |
| Granby 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 |
$8,376 26% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.8%±46.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2% CT: 10% |
2.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.1% CT: 66.5% |
95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 min 7% above CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
30.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
15.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 149 in CT | #54 of 149 in CT | #48 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Granby School District | Monroe School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Granby Memorial High School | Masuk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.9 |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.