Compare towns
Coventry vs Redding vs Suffield vs Columbia
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 kids (20.9% under 18).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Columbia has the most renters (16.7% 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 | Redding | Suffield | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,326 |
8,780 |
15,702Highest |
5,300Lowest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
51.3±10.3 25% above CT |
| Redding and Columbia 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% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Redding 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% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.9%±5.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Columbia 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% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
34.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Columbia and Suffield 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 |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$127,000±$30k 33% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$361,500±$16k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284 20% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$5,228Lowest 21% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
6.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
21.6%±6 CT: 16% |
| Redding and Columbia 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 | #14 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #114 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Suffield School District | Columbia School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Joel Barlow High School | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
10.9 |
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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.