Compare towns
Coventry vs South Windham 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 most people working from home (15.6%).
South Windham has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Haddam has the most expensive homes ($380k 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 | South Windham | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Highest |
1,281Lowest |
8,644 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
39.4±16.3Lowest 4% below 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% |
28.4%±10Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| South Windham 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% |
16.5%±5.2Lowest 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% CT: 42.5% |
18%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±5.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Haddam and South Windham 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 |
$75,045±$16kLowest 22% below CT |
$114,426±$15kHighest 19% above CT |
| Haddam and Coventry 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 |
$214,100±$50kLowest 42% below CT |
$379,700±$25kHighest 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,341±$133 10% below CT |
$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
| Haddam and South Windham 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 |
$4,491Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,045Highest 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
30.9%±34.2Lowest 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% |
19.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 1 yr older than CT |
1945Lowest 22 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±8.4Lowest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3 CT: 16% |
| Coventry and Haddam 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.