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Coventry vs Prospect vs Vernon
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%).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
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 | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
9,458Lowest |
30,577Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
| Prospect 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% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Lowest 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%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
38%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
| Prospect 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±$23k 10% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
| Prospect and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,425±$77 4% below CT |
| Prospect and Vernon 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 |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$5,804 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Coventry and Vernon 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 | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 16 | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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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.