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Coventry vs Roxbury vs Suffield
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).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Roxbury | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
2,185Lowest |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Suffield 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% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45% CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Roxbury 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 |
$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Roxbury 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±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Roxbury and Suffield 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 |
$6,591Highest about the CT average |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest 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% |
3.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Roxbury 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 |
| School district | Coventry School District | Regional School District 12 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
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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.