Compare towns
Coventry vs Middlebury vs Haddam
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).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
Haddam has the most renters (13.3% 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.
| Measure | Coventry | Middlebury | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Highest |
7,807Lowest |
8,644 |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT |
45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
| Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury and Haddam 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% |
53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Middlebury and Haddam 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 13% above CT |
$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
$114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
| Middlebury and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
$379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
| Haddam 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 |
$8,434Highest 27% above CT |
$7,045 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% CT: 10% |
5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
87.8% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
15.3%±3.2 CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Coventry and Middlebury 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 | #55 of 149 in CT | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 15 | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.