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Coventry vs Sandy Hook vs Haddam
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Sandy Hook has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Haddam has the most renters (13.3% 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 | Sandy Hook | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Highest |
9,863 |
8,644Lowest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
43.1±3Lowest 5% above CT |
45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
| Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Sandy Hook and Haddam 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% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Haddam 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
60.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Sandy Hook and Haddam 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 |
$114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT |
$501,200±$33kHighest 37% above CT |
$379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,866±$439Highest 25% above CT |
$1,567±$258 5% above CT |
| Sandy Hook and Haddam 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 |
$7,045 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
52.4%±26.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam 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% |
5.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
35 minHighest 33% above CT |
31 min 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
23.1%±4.4Highest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Lowest 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 | — | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | — | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | — | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.