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Coventry vs Hamden vs Columbia
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 kids (20.9% under 18).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Columbia has the most people working from home (21.6%).
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 | Hamden | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
61,045Highest |
5,300Lowest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
51.3±10.3Highest 25% above CT |
| Columbia 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 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Hamden 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% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.9%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Columbia 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% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
34.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±2.5 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$127,000±$30kHighest 33% above CT |
| Columbia 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 10% below CT |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$361,500±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Columbia and Coventry 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 |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284 20% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$5,228Lowest 21% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Hamden 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% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 1 yr older than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
21.6%±6Highest CT: 16% |
| Columbia and Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | #114 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Columbia School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Hamden High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.