What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Oxford has the most expensive homes ($472k median).

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	Oxford
People
Population	12,326Lowest	12,991Highest
Median age	45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT	45.2±5.7Lowest 10% above CT
	Coventry and Oxford 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%	21.3%±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%	22.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Oxford 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%	46.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±2Highest CT: 7.1%	3.6%±1.4Lowest 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±$5kLowest 13% above 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	$472,400±$20kHighest 29% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% 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	$6,442Highest 3% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%	23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and Oxford 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%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	90.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	30 minHighest 14% above CT
Work from home	15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Coventry and Oxford 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	Oxford School District
High school in town	Coventry High School	Oxford High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9Lowest	10.1Highest
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.