What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the most homeowners (90.7%).

Manchester has the most renters (43.1% rent).

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	Manchester
People
Population	12,326Lowest	59,635Highest
Median age	45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT	37±1.2Lowest 10% below CT
Kids under 18	20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%	20%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Coventry and Manchester 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%	15.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	45%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Manchester 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±$5kHighest 13% above CT	$86,840±$4kLowest 9% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT	$247,100±$6kLowest 33% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT	$1,519±$66Highest about the CT average
	Manchester 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	$5,652Highest 15% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%	48.1%±6.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and Manchester 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%	10.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	56.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Highest 1 yr older than CT	1962Lowest 5 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	23 minLowest 15% below CT
Work from home	15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Coventry and Manchester 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	#135 of 149 in CT
School district	Coventry School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Odyssey Community School District
High school in town	Coventry High School	Manchester High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9Lowest	11.1Highest
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.