What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the most affordable homes ($330k median).

North Haven has the highest household income ($133k).

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	North Haven
People
Population	12,326Lowest	24,336Highest
Median age	45.4±3.8Lowest 10% above CT	45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT
	North Haven 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%	21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2%
	North Haven 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%	22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%
	North Haven 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	46.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.5%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	North Haven 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 13% above CT	$132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT	$393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT	$1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,284Lowest 20% below CT	$6,964Highest 5% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%	45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.1%Highest CT: 10%	4.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Highest 1 yr older than CT	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	22 minLowest 18% below CT
Work from home	15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%
	Coventry and North Haven 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	#84 of 149 in CT
School district	Coventry School District	Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District
High school in town	Coventry High School	North Haven High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9Lowest	11.0Highest
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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.