What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the shortest commute (27 min average).

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.

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

Measure	Coventry	Tolland
People
Population	12,326Lowest	14,606Highest
Median age	45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT	41.4±2.5Lowest about the CT average
	Coventry and Tolland 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%±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%	15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Coventry and Tolland 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%	56.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Tolland 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	$133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT	$365,500±$21kHighest about the CT average
	Tolland and Coventry 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	$1,680±$119Highest 13% above CT
	Tolland 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	$7,403Highest 11% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.7%±23.8Lowest 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%Lowest CT: 10%	5.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7% CT: 66.5%	90.7% CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16%
	Tolland 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	#60 of 149 in CT
School district	Coventry School District	Tolland School District
High school in town	Coventry High School	Tolland High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9Lowest	12.4Highest
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Old photos in History	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.