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Coventry vs Plainville vs Brooklyn
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 people working from home (15.6%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Brooklyn has the oldest population (median age 45.6).
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 | Plainville | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
17,551Highest |
8,517Lowest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Brooklyn 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% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Brooklyn 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 |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Coventry and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Coventry and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Highest 17% below CT |
$1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Coventry and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284Highest 20% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% CT: 10% |
6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Coventry and Plainville 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Plainville High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.