What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the most affordable homes ($330k median).

Weston has the most expensive homes ($997k 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.

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

Measure	Coventry	Weston
People
Population	12,326Highest	10,396Lowest
Median age	45.4±3.8Lowest 10% above CT	45.7±2.7Highest 11% above CT
	Weston and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.9%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	26.4%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Weston 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%	17.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Coventry and Weston 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%	83.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Weston 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	$250,001Highest 161% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,000±$23kLowest 10% below CT	$996,700±$52kHighest 172% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,284Lowest 20% below CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.7%±23.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	77.9%±36.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Weston and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.1%Highest CT: 10%	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	96.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT	1967Highest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	47 minHighest 76% above CT
Work from home	15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	44.9%±7.5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#41 of 149 in CT	#5 of 149 in CT
School district	Coventry School District	Weston School District
High school in town	Coventry High School	Weston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9Lowest	10.8Highest
On TownTapestry
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.