What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the most affordable homes ($330k median).

Sandy Hook has the most expensive homes ($501k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Coventry	Sandy Hook
People
Population	12,326Highest	9,863Lowest
Median age	45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT	43.1±3Lowest 5% above CT
	Coventry and Sandy Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.9%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.6%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Sandy Hook and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%	14.4%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	45%Lowest CT: 42.5%	60.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.2%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Sandy Hook 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	$160,814±$25kHighest 68% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT	$501,200±$33kHighest 37% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT	$1,866±$439Highest 25% above CT
	Sandy Hook and Coventry 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	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6%	52.4%±26.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Coventry and Sandy Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.1%Lowest CT: 10%	5.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	35 minHighest 33% above CT
Work from home	15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	23.1%±4.4Highest CT: 16%
	Sandy Hook and Coventry 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	—
School district	Coventry School District	—
High school in town	Coventry High School	—
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9	—
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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.