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Coventry vs Lancaster vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Lancaster | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
8,606Lowest |
15,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 17% above U.S. |
43.1±4.9Lowest 11% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5kLowest 34% above U.S. |
$134,833±$27kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
| Lancaster 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±$23kLowest about the U.S. average |
$519,100±$60kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$2,338±$539Highest 65% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284Lowest 69% above U.S. |
$7,235Highest 132% above U.S. |
$6,456 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.3%±36.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lancaster and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
33.6%±9.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 149 in CT | #145 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Nashoba | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.