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Coventry vs Windham vs Lyme
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 kids (20.9% under 18).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k 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 | Windham | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,326 |
23,961Highest |
2,303Lowest |
| Median age | 45.4±3.8 10% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3.3 CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
| Lyme 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 10% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$330 17% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
| Lyme and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284 20% below CT |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 1 yr older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Lyme 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Coventry School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 18 |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.