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Coventry vs Webster vs Haddam

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 people working from home (15.6%).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Haddam has the highest household income ($114k).

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MeasureCoventryWebsterHaddam
People
Population
12,326
17,748Highest
8,644Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.4±3.8
17% above U.S.
39.9±2.9Lowest
about the U.S. average
45.9±2.6Highest
18% above U.S.
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%±3.2
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.3%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Haddam and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
47.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.8%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Webster and Haddam 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.
$72,895±$6kLowest
10% below U.S.
$114,426±$15kHighest
42% above U.S.
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±$23kLowest
about the U.S. average
$361,500±$12k
9% above U.S.
$379,700±$25kHighest
14% above U.S.
Haddam and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,232±$330
13% below U.S.
$1,228±$81Lowest
13% below U.S.
$1,567±$258Highest
11% above U.S.
Haddam 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.
$3,999Lowest
28% above U.S.
$7,045Highest
126% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
62.7%±23.8
U.S.: 51.1%
45.7%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
63.2%±47Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
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%
U.S.: 12.5%
12.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
59.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1966
14 yrs older than U.S.
1962Lowest
18 yrs older than U.S.
1971Highest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
31 min
16% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
15.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.8%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
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 #271 of 282 in MA #25 of 149 in CT
School district Coventry School District Webster Regional School District 17
High school in town Coventry High School Bartlett High School Haddam-Killingworth High School
Students per teacherat that high school
9.9
11.6Highest
9.5Lowest
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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.