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Coventry vs Tolland vs Suffield
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).
Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k 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 | Tolland | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326Lowest |
14,606 |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
41.4±2.5Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| 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% |
22.6%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest 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% |
18.4%±2.2 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% |
56.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 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 |
$133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% 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 |
$365,500±$21k about the CT average |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| 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 |
$1,680±$119Highest 13% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below 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 |
$7,403Highest 11% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8 CT: 52.6% |
73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest 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% |
5.3%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 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 | #60 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Tolland School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Tolland High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.4Highest |
10.9 |
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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.