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Coventry vs Prospect vs Roxbury
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).
Prospect has the most homeowners (93.5%).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k 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.
| Measure | Coventry | Prospect | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Highest |
9,458 |
2,185Lowest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Lowest 10% above CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect 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% |
24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Roxbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Roxbury 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 |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$123,864±$27k 29% above CT |
| Prospect and Roxbury 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 |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,713±$418 15% above CT |
| Prospect and Roxbury 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 |
$6,504 about the CT average |
$6,591Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Roxbury 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 min 4% above CT |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Roxbury 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 16 | Regional School District 12 |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.