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Coventry vs Suffield vs Tolland
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 affordable homes ($330k median).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Suffield | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Lowest |
15,702Highest |
14,606 |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
41.4±2.5Lowest about the CT average |
| Coventry and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Tolland 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry and Suffield 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% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Tolland 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 |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT |
| Tolland 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 |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$365,500±$21k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,680±$119Highest 13% above CT |
| Tolland 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 |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$7,403Highest 11% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Tolland 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Tolland and Suffield 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 | #60 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Suffield School District | Tolland School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Suffield High School | Tolland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.9 |
12.4Highest |
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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.