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Coventry vs Quinebaug vs Suffield vs Oxford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Quinebaug has the most affordable homes ($238k median).
Suffield has the most renters (13.3% rent).
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.
| Measure | Coventry | Quinebaug | Suffield | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,326 |
1,193Lowest |
15,702Highest |
12,991 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
45.2±5.7 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 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%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.9%±3.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Oxford 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% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
46.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield 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±$5k 13% above CT |
$105,181±$36kLowest 10% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$128,953±$23kHighest 35% above CT |
| Oxford and Suffield 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 |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$472,400±$20kHighest 29% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
— | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,415±$87 5% below CT |
| Suffield and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284 20% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$6,442 3% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
23.3%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Suffield 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% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 1 yr older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
26 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Suffield 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #78 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | — | Suffield School District | Oxford School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | — | Suffield High School | Oxford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
10.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.