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Coventry vs Prospect vs Wolcott
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).
Wolcott has the most renters (11.6% 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 | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
9,458Lowest |
16,279Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
44.4±2.5Lowest 8% above 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% |
19.4%±3.1Lowest 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% |
18.8%±2.8Lowest 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% |
37%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Wolcott 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 |
$110,850±$10k 16% above CT |
| Prospect and Wolcott 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 |
$326,200±$17kLowest 11% 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 |
$1,464±$913 about the CT average |
| Prospect and Wolcott 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 |
$5,799 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
49.8%±24.2 CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Wolcott 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% CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
88.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 min 4% above CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
11.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
| Coventry and Wolcott 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 | #76 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 16 | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | Wolcott High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 10.1Highest |
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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.