Compare towns
Coventry vs Norfolk vs Oxford
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).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Oxford has the highest household income ($129k).
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 | Norfolk | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
1,723Lowest |
12,991Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
48.2±7.4Highest 17% above CT |
45.2±5.7Lowest 10% above CT |
| Norfolk and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Oxford and Coventry 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% |
28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.9%±3.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Norfolk and Oxford 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% |
48.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
46.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Coventry and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT |
$128,953±$23kHighest 35% above CT |
| Oxford 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±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$430,900±$54k 17% above CT |
$472,400±$20kHighest 29% above CT |
| Oxford and Norfolk 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 |
$1,190±$116Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,415±$87Highest 5% below CT |
| Oxford 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 |
$6,065 9% below CT |
$6,442Highest 3% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
27.3%±17 CT: 52.6% |
23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% CT: 10% |
7.5%Highest CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 1 yr older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min 3% above CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Norfolk and Coventry 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 | — | #78 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Norfolk School District | Oxford School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | Oxford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 10.1Highest |
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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.