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Coventry vs Webster vs Willimantic vs Suffield
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 homeowners (90.7%).
Willimantic has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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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 | Webster | Willimantic | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,326Lowest |
17,748 |
18,096Highest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8Highest 17% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
31.3±2.7Lowest 20% below U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
| 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% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Coventry and Willimantic 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% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 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% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
19.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 34% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
$45,962±$7kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above 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±$23k about the U.S. average |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$190,900±$17kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 13% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$1,063±$68Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
| 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. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$4,678 50% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.9%±8.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Willimantic 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
23.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | — | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Webster | — | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Bartlett High School | — | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.6Highest |
— | 10.9 |
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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.