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Coventry vs Suffield vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% 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 | Suffield | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Lowest |
15,702 |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 17% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. 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%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster 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±$5k 34% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Suffield 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±$23kLowest about the U.S. average |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 13% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Suffield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284 69% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Coventry School District | Suffield School District | Webster |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Suffield High School | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.9 |
11.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.